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Strong global supply prospects continue to weigh on wheat prices: Grain market daily

3 September 2025

Strong global supply prospects continue to weigh on wheat prices: Grain market daily

UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) closed at £167.85/t yesterday, down £0.45/t from Monday’s close.

High global supply of wheat and low export rate: Grain market daily

2 September 2025

High global supply of wheat and low export rate: Grain market daily

UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) closed down £1.20/t (0.7%) at £168.30/t yesterday. The May-26 contract fell £1.15/t yesterday, closing at £178.95/t.
Global wheat prices need export momentum: Grain market daily

29 August 2025

Global wheat prices need export momentum: Grain market daily

At the start of the 2025/26 wheat season, the influx of grain meant there was a need for wheat exports from the Northern Hemisphere to pick up pace to limit pressure on prices.

Smallest English barley area since 2014: Grain market daily

28 August 2025

Smallest English barley area since 2014: Grain market daily

The results of Defra’s 2025 June Survey of Agriculture, released this morning, show larger English wheat and oat areas but sharply less barley and oilseed rape.
Warmer EU weather to hamper the regions maize crop? Grain market daily

27 August 2025

Warmer EU weather to hamper the regions maize crop? Grain market daily

Earlier this week, the EU commission released its August crop monitoring report (MARS bulletin). With harvest of winter and spring crops largely complete for much of the continent, focus is now on summer crops such as maize, sunflowers and soyabeans.

Harvest 2025 into the latter stages: Grain market daily

26 August 2025

Harvest 2025 into the latter stages: Grain market daily

While there has been good progress in the past fortnight, AHDBs latest harvest progress report shows harvest 2025 remains challenging with extreme variability in yields.
Record-high imported and low home-grown wheat stocks: Grain Market Daily

26 August 2025

Record-high imported and low home-grown wheat stocks: Grain Market Daily

Stocks of wheat held by merchants, ports and co-operatives in the UK at the end of June 2025, plus on-farm in England and Wales were 35% lower than a year earlier and 12% lower than the five-year average.
UK pig feed production 2024/25 - declines, recovery and the road ahead: Grain market daily

22 August 2025

UK pig feed production 2024/25 - declines, recovery and the road ahead: Grain market daily

UK pig feed production fell 3.4% year-on-year in 2024/25 (Jul–Jun), a steeper drop than the 1.4% decline across the wider feed market.
Record US maize crop weighs on grain prices: Grain market daily

19 August 2025

Record US maize crop weighs on grain prices: Grain market daily

Last Tuesday, the USDA released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), which saw Chicago and Paris grain futures decrease.

Challenging export season, strong import flow: Grain market daily

15 August 2025

Challenging export season, strong import flow: Grain market daily

The latest trade data from HMRC, published yesterday, provides a full-season overview of UK grain and oilseed exports and imports for 2024/25 (July 2024 – June 2025). So, how did the trade levels perform?
Sterling weighs on grain and oilseed prices: Grain market daily

14 August 2025

Sterling weighs on grain and oilseed prices: Grain market daily

Last Thursday, the Bank of England decided to reduce the interest rate from 4.25% to 4.00%, the lowest it has been since March 2023.

Cost of production anticipated to climb for 2026 crops: Grain market daily

14 August 2025

Cost of production anticipated to climb for 2026 crops: Grain market daily

As harvest progresses, and even comes to an end for some growers in the UK, focus is beginning to turn to next year’s crops. So, what changes can we expect in cost of production for harvest 2026?

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