Cereals & Oilseeds
21 October 2025
UK feed wheat futures were mixed yesterday. The Nov-25 contract closed at £164.35/t, down £0.80/t (0.5%) from Friday’s close, while the May-26 contract gained £0.10/t (0.1%) to finish at £173.95/t.
21 October 2025
Global grain futures were mixed last week. A lack of key information from the USDA adding to uncertainty was a key driver of some of the marginal support across the week.
20 October 2025
Ellie Dearlove considers why some major crop pests were slow to get going this autumn.
17 October 2025
UK feed wheat futures showed mixed movements yesterday. The Nov-25 contract dropped £1.15/t to a new low of £163.50/t, pressured partly by a stronger sterling against the US dollar and abundant global wheat supply.
8 January 2026
Join us at Gileston Farms for our first Monitor Farming Network meeting in Wales, looking at cover crops and a SFS update.
16 October 2025
Following the release of provisional data by Defra for England last week and by the Scottish government for Scotland this morning, we can now provide a first insight into the UK’s 2025 production.
21 November 2025
News and resources for dealing with wet weather and flooding
27 November 2025
This winter, we’re uniting experts from across the industry to deliver the latest thinking on tackling pest, weed and disease resistance.
16 October 2025
The recent slide in wheat prices toward recent lows has spurred some importing countries to move quickly to secure supplies.
14 October 2025
This page features core information about the on-farm research.
16 October 2025
During the 2024/25 season, 55% of UK wheat imports came from Canada and Germany – what are the prospects for 2025/26?
13 October 2025
The oilseed market has been volatile over the past week due to the weaker euro against the US dollar, as well as unpredictable demand for US soyabeans from China
