Cereals & Oilseeds

5 October 2023

The UK Seed Certification Scheme and fungicidal seed treatments help to minimise loose smut disease problems in cereals.

13 July 2021

The latest 2019/20 EU supply and demand estimates have further raised wheat and barley production estimates.

19 December 2019

19 December 2019

19 December 2019

13 July 2021

This morning Defra released the final estimates of 2019 production, including regional results. On a UK scale the results are largely unchanged versus the previous release in October.

19 December 2019

Trainee market analyst Thomma Shepherd takes a look at new crop cereals.

4 February 2026

13 July 2021

As at 16 December, the EU had imported 3.4Mt of rapeseed, 57% of estimated imports this season.

4 August 2021

To meet the challenge of modern farming and environmental practice and to stay competitive, we need to be ambitious about developing our people. This means getting better organised to maintain and attract sufficient labour with the right skills for the future.

20 November 2020

13 July 2021

A combination of a softening in China - US trade relations and a slight weakening of the pound has lent support to domestic markets.