Contents tagged with Grain Market Daily
1 November 2021
As we continue through our alternative crops week, it is important to look at how gross margins shape up both for spring crops for harvest 2021 and all crops for harvest 2022. Values for small area crops, such as soya and linseed, are included in these margins. It is important to note that the size of these markets may preclude higher margins, if there is a large increase in area.
13 July 2021
This week, our Grain Market Daily articles will look at alternative cropping options that can help provide returns for farm businesses. Yesterday was a look at pulses, whilst today will be alternative oilseeds, namely linseed and domestic soyabeans.
13 July 2021
As we move towards spring cropping and in line with the challenges posed by OSR, many people will be looking at alternative crop options in both winter and spring slots of the rotation. Today’s focus is on pulse markets, with beans a possible alternative crop in place of OSR.
13 July 2021
Barley prices will likely remain below imported grain levels with pressured export demand and reduced feed demand looking forward. If the discount remains significant enough, domestic demand opportunities into industrial purposes such as bioethanol could be incentivised.
18 February 2021
Throughout January and into early February, we have seen some sharp increases in the value of fertiliser. Repeatedly we have seen terms withdrawn for ammonia nitrate, coming back at much higher levels.
13 July 2021
Old crop UK wheat futures (May-21) closed yesterday at £202.90/t, down £0.20/t on Monday’s close.
13 July 2021
Industry analysts expect the USDA to reduce its forecasts for US and so global stocks at the end of this season, tonight.
13 July 2021
Following the AHDB Balance Sheet Audit Function Group meeting on February 4th, it was requested that AHDB publicise a clear update on the ongoing work to ensure accuracy in industry statistics.
13 July 2021
With the UK import demand not huge there is no great need for the basis to futures to extend. As a result UK prices are likely to track the Euronext futures market closely over the remainder of the season.
13 July 2021
In December 2020, the usage by the UK milling industry was 18.6% lower on the year at 454.0Kt.
13 July 2021
Chinese demand is continuing to support feed grain prices. As China rebuilds their pig herd, feed demand for 2020/21 is seen to increase by 15.6Mt from 2019/20.
13 July 2021
Crude oil prices fell in 2020, hit by the large drop in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic. We began to see declines to red diesel prices in February 2020, as news of coronavirus outbreaks developed.