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Cereals & Oilseeds
27 September 2024
Defra reports the largest uncropped arable area in England since 2003; AHDB confirms harvest 2024 is in its closing stages.
14 October 2024
As we approach the first budget of the newly elected government, we examine how farming costs have changed in line with inflation and what this means for the agricultural budget in real terms going forward.
26 September 2024
Earlier today, the final balance sheets for the 2023/24 season were published. The final balance sheets take into account full season official statistics.
25 September 2024
While still much lower than earlier in the year, oil prices have climbed significantly in the past two weeks, with nearby Brent crude oil futures rising by 9% during this period.
24 September 2024
Despite an expected smaller crop, there’s been a strong start to the Russian wheat export campaign.
23 September 2024
Global grain markets were overall pressured last week. Dec-24 Chicago wheat futures were down 4.4 % Friday-Friday, while Paris milling wheat futures (Nov-24) fell 4.0% over the same period.
20 September 2024
Yesterday sterling reached its highest level for over two and a half years against the US dollar.
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17 October 2025
We reflect on how wet weather impacted trials across the Strategic Cereal Farm network, ahead of the release the latest results in November.
19 September 2024
Across the last seven days, UK feed wheat futures have generally trended down. This is largely on the back of easing tensions in the Black Sea following last week’s missile strike, with competitive exports continuing to flow from the region.
23 January 2026
Eight champions are on a mission to generate evidence-based case studies on cover crops.
24 September 2024
We examine disease data from the Recommended Lists (RL) trials and consider the implications to varietal resistance.
18 September 2024
HMRC recently released trade data for July, which offers insight into the first month of the 2024/25 marketing year.