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Spring watch – where will the weather bubble burst: Grain Market Daily

24 April 2020

Spring watch – where will the weather bubble burst: Grain Market Daily

To my mind there are four global weather situations playing out at the moment and a further one that is very much worth keeping an eye on.

Falling soya meal prices provide some respite for UK livestock producers: Grain Market Daily

16 June 2020

Falling soya meal prices provide some respite for UK livestock producers: Grain Market Daily

During March, soya meal markets recorded elevated levels of support in the face of coronavirus. Global demand for feed increased, while global availability fell. Countries that had first entered lock-downs experienced large-scale logistical disruptions. Recently, with global soya supply at a high, soya meal prices have since retraced back to pre-March levels. This has provided some respite for the UK livestock industry, which makes use of imports for protein feed sources.
Analyst Insight: What does a big oat crop mean for new crop pricing?

21 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What does a big oat crop mean for new crop pricing?

In 2019/20 the UK produced its largest oat crop of the 21st century, at 1.08Mt, a record that could seemingly be broken this season. A torrid winter for many has seen expectations of spring plantings increase exponentially. For oats the February re-run of the early bird survey suggested that oat plantings in the UK could reach as much as 229Kha, the largest area planted to the crop since 1976.
A recent surge in home cooking can support rapeseed: Grain Market Daily

21 April 2020

A recent surge in home cooking can support rapeseed: Grain Market Daily

For the first time in history yesterday we saw the price of US oil turn negative. Meaning that oil producers were paying buyers to take the commodity away, as there were fears over storage capacity could run out.
French crop conditions dip amid dry weather: Grain Market Daily

17 April 2020

French crop conditions dip amid dry weather: Grain Market Daily

French crop conditions have declined over the past week as rainfall in the country remains below average.
Analyst Insight: What could be the impact of Black Sea regions shutting their wheat export shop?

16 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What could be the impact of Black Sea regions shutting their wheat export shop?

The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in a great many unknowns. One of these is the extent of the economic damage on global markets, as it becomes increasingly likely that many countries will face some degree of recession. As countries across the world enter multiple-week shut-downs, ensuring food supply has become a necessity. Last week, Romania announced it was stopping its wheat exports to non-EU countries.
North premiums capped in spite of deficit: Grain Market Daily

15 April 2020

North premiums capped in spite of deficit: Grain Market Daily

Next year we are facing a wheat deficit as the UK’s new crop is trading at import parity. It’s critical to give an overview for how this may affect delivered premiums going into the 2020/21 marketing year.
Analyst insight: Rice, the forgotten commodity supporting wheat prices

9 April 2020

Analyst insight: Rice, the forgotten commodity supporting wheat prices

As we move through unprecedented times, we often have to look outside the box to find the drivers of markets. Over the past fortnight, wheat prices have been increasingly driven by global macroeconomics. However, as the macroeconomics are increasingly factored in, markets for products that are substitutable for wheat also become key to market direction.
What could the coronavirus mean for malting barley? Grain Market Daily

9 April 2020

What could the coronavirus mean for malting barley? Grain Market Daily

The immediate impact is due to the loss of beer sales, through pubs, restaurants and events. Although there may be a partial mitigation by increases to retail sales
Potential pressure on global wheat markets as US winter wheat fares well: Grain Market Daily

7 April 2020

Potential pressure on global wheat markets as US winter wheat fares well: Grain Market Daily

Yesterday evening the first USDA crop progress report of the 2020/21 marketing year was released.
Wet weather impacts condition of winter crops: Grain Market Daily

3 April 2020

Wet weather impacts condition of winter crops: Grain Market Daily

The ADAS crop development report to the end of March, released today, gives us the first indications of how winter crops have fared over the winter and the progress of spring drilling so far. Unsurprisingly, for all winter crops there are a greater proportion sitting in the ‘poor to very poor condition’ category than at this point last year.
Analyst Insight: What is the risk of intervention in global grain markets?

2 April 2020

Analyst Insight: What is the risk of intervention in global grain markets?

In times of uncertainty, markets can act in a very volatile and erratic manner to news stories. This is especially true when we consider the impact of political intervention in grain markets. Over the past fortnight, we have heard a number of stories, particularly from the Black Sea, surrounding export restrictions for wheat in Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan.

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