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15 March 2024
It never rains, it pours…literally. This planting cycle in the UK has been very challenging for domestic arable farmers, with growers waiting for breaks in the weather to work fields.
22 March 2024
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 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
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
Wet weather has stalled spring barley planting in France, posing early risks to production in the EU’s top barley exporter.
7 March 2024
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.
5 March 2024
The possibility of India being an importer of wheat again in 2024/25 has more weight following recent adverse weather.
1 March 2024
Since the start of 2024 there has been a significant amount of pressure on oilseed prices as anxieties over South American weather eased and soyabean harvests commenced.
29 February 2024
Through February, large areas in key grain producing countries in Europe have continued to receive above-average rainfall keeping soils wet.
28 February 2024
As has been well reported, a key focus in both grain and oilseed markets at the moment is South American weather and what we can expect from the soyabean and maize crops this season.
27 February 2024
Sustainable farming is now the foundation on which English domestic agricultural policy is based.
27 February 2024
May-24 UK feed wheat futures edged higher again yesterday and could be on course for the first week-on-week rises of 2024.