10 May 2023

Eastern Europe’s swelling surplus: Grain market daily

Naturally, there has been a lot of coverage of late about the uncertainty over the Ukraine export deal (Black Sea Initiative) which is due to expire in just over a week, as well as the continuation of cheap Black Sea wheat flooding the global export market. What has been somewhat overlooked is the metaphorical storm that is brewing in Eastern Europe.

5 May 2023

Input cost inflation easing but remains historically high: Grain market daily

The latest Agricultural Price Index (API)[i] shows that the rate of inflation in prices paid for goods and services has eased since peaking in the Autumn.

4 May 2023

GB animal feed production continues to fall: Grain market daily

Total GB animal feed and integrated poultry unit (IPU) feed production continued to decline in March at 1.292Mt, down 8% year on year (yoy), according to data published by AHDB today.

3 May 2023

GB winter grain crops faring well despite rain: Grain market daily

Yesterday, we released our latest GB crop development report, using data as at week ending 25 April. Spring planting delays have been reported across all regions, considering unsettled weather conditions continued through April, as well as March.

28 April 2023

European weather in focus as spring plantings continue: Grain market daily

Over the last few weeks, focus in global grain markets has very much turned to new crop conditions in the northern hemisphere, so it’s important to look at European crop prospects for next season.

27 April 2023

Planting & Variety Survey is now open: Grain Market Daily

It is the time of the year again when data collection starts for the AHDB Planting & Variety Survey (PVS).

5 March 2025

Spring Grain Market Outlook 2023 roundup: Grain market daily

Yesterday, we held our Spring Grain Market Outlook webinar. At the peak, we had just under 250 people tuning it, which was great. If you missed it, don’t worry - you can watch the webinar back on YouTube, with the video detailed below. I also cover off some key points discussed yesterday too in today’s analysis.

25 April 2023

Join us this morning for Spring Grain Market Outlook webinar! Grain market daily

At 10:30am today, our team of market exports will be going live for our 2022 Spring Grain market Outlook webinar.

21 April 2023

What could El Niño mean for oilseeds? Grain market daily

For the last three years we have constantly been writing about the La Niña weather event in the South Pacific, and notably how this impacts South America and Australia.

20 April 2023

Analyst Insight: Ukrainian grain weighs on EU markets

With the outbreak of war in Ukraine, movement of cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine changed. Eastern European countries become transit routes for Ukrainian grain that could not be shipped from Black Sea ports. Bottlenecks experienced in moving this grain has meant lots of grain has stayed in countries bordering Ukraine, pressuring grain prices for local farmers.

19 April 2023

US winter wheat crop struggles while spring plantings progress: Grain market daily

On top of concerns regarding the future of the export corridor deal in Ukraine, a key driver of global wheat markets this week has been reports of poor US winter crop conditions, with an ongoing drought in some key producing regions.

18 April 2023

UK produced AN falls back below £500/t, but how low can it go? Grain market daily

In March, UK produced ammonium nitrate (AN) (34.5% N) for spot delivery averaged £465/t, according to the latest AHDB GB fertiliser prices. March’s average is down £166/t on the month and £374/t lower than levels recorded in March 2022. That said, the latest price remains £181/t higher than levels recorded in in March 2021 – pre-war times.

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