Contents tagged with Grain Market Daily
8 August 2024
While Russian wheat prices are pricing notably lower than last year, there is now speculation in markets that a floor price has recently been found.
7 August 2024
Global soyabean futures have trended downwards recently, raising concerns about future price direction.
6 August 2024
Both in the US and across much of Europe, maize crops will now be in their silking or dough phase. At these phases, the crop is very sensitive to moisture or temperature stress, and therefore weather across key growing regions is a watch point.
12 November 2024
Harvest conditions have improved considerably in the past week following a catchy start. Intermittent rain earlier in the summer has given way to mostly warm, dry weather allowing winter crop harvesting to progress well.
31 July 2024
Last Friday (26 July), following concerns over dryness, some rainfall and less extreme heat was forecast over the US Midwest, a key soyabean growing region.
31 July 2024
The hot and dry weather in Eastern Europe as of late has raised concerns over the development of maize crops in the region.
26 July 2024
On 14 May, the second Farm to Fork Summit was held at Downing Street and the first UK Food Security Index was published.
25 July 2024
Results show that 65% of arable farm businesses in England surveyed did not reduce their cropped arable area for harvest 2024 with SFI options.
24 July 2024
Due to ongoing extreme weather, yield forecasts for most crops have been reduced, continuing a trend seen in recent months.
23 July 2024
Earlier this month, GB animal feed production data up to the end of May was published. The data showed that this season to date (Jul-May), total feed production (incl. Integrated Poultry Units (IPU)) was up 1.5% on the year, reaching 12.2 Mt.
19 July 2024
Winter barley yields and quality so far are said to be disappointing in top European producers France and Germany.
18 July 2024
An independent review of assurance schemes has been jointly commissioned by AHDB and the National Farmers' Union, along with NFU Cymru, The Ulster Farmers' Union and NFU Scotland.