Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

22 March 2024

Fertiliser challenge continues for harvest 2024: Grain market daily

After a wet autumn and winter, and concern surrounding spring seed availability, the UK planting campaign has and continues to see significant challenges. As such, the market is positioning to expect a tighter domestic wheat supply into the new season (harvest 2024), with a growing premium for the UK feed wheat futures new crop (Nov-24) contract over the old crop (May-24) contract.

13 March 2024

Food security or self-sufficiency? Grain market daily

Food security is in the spotlight. There is increasing focus on food security due to global unrest, food shortages, climate change and other shocks such as the pandemic.

12 March 2024

AHDB expands export team

We have appointed two new members to our export team, underlining our commitment to focusing on international trade development.

12 March 2024

Taxation and environmental land management: Grain market daily

With England’s farming industry in the middle of the Agricultural Transition, schemes are being expanded to pay farmers and land managers to provide environmental goods and services alongside food production.

11 March 2024

Arable Market Report – 11 March 2024

Global grain markets ended mixed last week. Despite some support on Friday following the release of the USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), Chicago wheat futures (May-24) were pressured 3.6% on the week (Friday-Friday).

24 April 2024

Food security or self-sufficiency?

Food security is in the spotlight. There is increasing focus on food security due to global unrest, food shortages, climate change and other shocks such as the pandemic. More recently, at the NFU conference, the Prime Minister announced further commitments to food security reporting and funding for domestic production.

18 March 2024

Oilseed rape agronomy as crops approach flowering

Covering weeds, pests, diseases and nutrients, AHDB’s Ollie Johnson blogs about the current focus for oilseed rape.

8 March 2024

UK farming unions and AHDB issue joint statement

The UK Farming Unions and AHDB have shared an advisory statement on the review of the governance of Red Tractor.

11 March 2024

Taxation and environmental land management

With England’s farming industry in the middle of the Agricultural Transition, schemes are being expanded to pay farmers and land managers to provide environmental goods and services alongside food production.

8 March 2024

Spring barley planting still stalled in France: Grain market daily

Wet weather has stalled spring barley planting in France, posing early risks to production in the EU’s top barley exporter.

5 July 2024

On-farm research opportunities pitched to arable farmers

Learn about an initiative that matches farmers with on-farm research opportunities.

7 March 2024

Interest rates likely to remain high: Grain market daily

In the AHDB February Outlook we predicted that interest rates would be likely to start dropping in late spring/early summer, with a gentle downward trajectory throughout the year.