Contents tagged with Grain Market Daily
26 April 2024
Paris rapeseed futures have continued to hold a strong premium over Chicago soyabeans futures since last discussed in February.
26 June 2024
As highlighted in the first and second articles of this series, AHDB submits data representing a range of ‘typical’ UK farms into an international benchmark database each year.
24 April 2024
Wheat futures have hit the highest price seen since January, following concerns regarding US wheat conditions and ongoing Black Sea tensions.
19 April 2024
The International Grains Council cut its projections of both the 2023/24 and 2024/25 global grain crops and stocks yesterday.
18 April 2024
With the latest data showing that not only is inflation falling in the UK, but also that the price of some food items including meat actually falling, speculation regarding when and by how much interest rates will start coming down is increasing.
17 April 2024
Oat exports appear to be starting to slow following a strong period through autumn/ winter, import of wheat and barley up on the year.
16 April 2024
The UK is estimated to produce approximately 40% of its nitrogen fertiliser requirement, while the remaining 60% is relied upon from imports (AIC). In June 2022, CF Fertilisers UK announced the permanent closure for one of their two UK fertiliser plants, though considering wider fertiliser production, Yara have plans for a new fertiliser plant in Yorkshire to be operational producing foliar nutrients by the end of 2025.
12 April 2024
Yesterday saw the release of the USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). There were also updates from the Buenos Aires Grain Exchange concerning Argentinian crops, and Conab concerning Brazilian crops.
11 April 2024
Spot prices for nitrogen fertiliser fell in March, according to the latest GB fertiliser prices from AHDB. Imported AN (34.5%) for spot delivery in March averaged £342/t, down from £347/t a month earlier.
3 June 2024
Since the start of the season European crops have been impacted by unfavourable wet weather conditions in key production regions.
9 April 2024
US winter wheat crop condition ratings were stable last night, despite drier weather in key US wheat-growing areas over the past fortnight.
5 April 2024
UK flour millers, including wheat milled for starch and bioethanol production, used more imported wheat in February 2024 in the latest AHDB usage data.