Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

18 June 2024

Characteristics of top-performing farms 2024

Learn what sets the highest-performing farms apart from the rest.

12 September 2024

Focused expenditure is key for optimal performance: Grain market daily

The importance of cost management is one of the key take-aways from ‘The Characteristics of Top Performing Cereals and Oilseeds Farms in the UK’ report, in particular ensuring that expenditure is focused on achieving optimum margin and output.

23 January 2024

Price carry into new crop stretching: Grain market daily

The gap or ‘carry’ from May-24 UK feed wheat futures to the new crop Nov-24 contract has stretched to nearly £15/t.

1 April 2025

On-farm trials at Strategic Cereal Farm South (2021–2024)

AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms.

23 January 2024

AHDB and NFU to commission independent review of farm assurance

AHDB and the NFU have announced the next steps for a jointly-run independent review of farm to fork assurance.

22 January 2024

Arable Market Report – 22 January 2024

Last week, global grain markets saw mixed, smaller movements overall. With a lack of new news, markets looked back to bearish trends overall, as speculative traders still hold net-short positions in US grain futures.

26 January 2026

On-farm trials at Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland (2020–2024)

AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms put cutting-edge research and innovation into practice on commercial farms.

22 January 2024

Is Black Sea price pressure easing? Grain market daily

There are signs that pressure on European, and so UK, wheat prices from Black Sea exports could be starting to ease.

18 January 2024

Speculative traders still betting on price falls: Grain market daily

Speculative traders still hold large net-short positions in Chicago wheat and maize futures, which can be seen as predicting a bearish outlook for wheat and maize prices.

25 January 2024

Israel and Gaza conflict key watchpoint for global trade: Grain market daily

The escalation of the Israel/Gaza conflict in the Middle East, with US/UK retaliation against Iran backed Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and the subsequent rerouting of commercial shipping, is likely to impact the UK over the coming weeks and months.

16 January 2024

More actions and higher payment rates for ELMs in 2024: Grain market daily

Up to 50 new actions will be launched in Summer 2024. Payment rates will also be increased by an average of 10% for the SFI and Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements, and a premium paid for high ambition actions.

15 January 2024

Arable Market Report – 15 January 2024

Global grain markets were pressured last week, largely on the back of sluggish export demand and indications of plentiful feed grain supplies moving forward.