Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

2 January 2025

Poultry feed production edged up in November: Grain market daily

More poultry feed was produced in November 2023 than in November 2022, by GB animal feed compounders and UK Integrated Poultry Units (IPUs).

12 January 2024

RL booklet issued as variety project turns 80

The booklet comes with a fresh new look, following feedback from the 2023 RL review.

11 January 2024

Imported AN prices continue to ease with natural gas: Grain market daily

Imported AN (34.5% N) was quoted for December at £354/t. Though this is just back another £5/t from November’s quoted price, this signifies the third month on month reduction in the imported AN value.

23 February 2024

More actions and higher payment rates for ELMS in 2024

Further information regarding Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs) was announced at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference.

10 January 2024

Old crop UK feed wheat at import parity following EU pressure: Grain market daily

Throughout the months of September and October, both the May-24 and Nov-24 UK feed wheat futures were trading at a discount to the respective comparable Paris milling wheat futures.

10 January 2024

New year, new diet?

We have explored health-related shopping habits and how attitudes towards healthy food have changed over time.

10 January 2024

Malting barley premiums remain elevated: Grain market daily

As has been outlined in previous analysis, malting barley premiums reached record highs throughout the first few months of the season.

9 January 2024

Arable Market Report - 08 January 2024

While a technical bounce helped to support grain prices during the week, overall, global grain markets were pressured last week. Black Sea grain remains both ample and competitively priced.

8 January 2024

RL trials and septoria: a changing view of genetic potential

Find out how septoria pressures made us rethink our variety-trial protocols.

5 January 2024

Milling wheat premiums to hold firm? Grain market daily

As discussed in previous analysis, bread wheat premiums reached record highs at the beginning of the season. While they have eased slightly since then, they remain historically firm

26 July 2024

Is there a biological solution to OSR’s CSFB woes?

Using biopesticides and biocontrol agents to tackle cabbage stem flea beetle is the subject of a new PhD report

4 January 2024

Will rapeseed prices continue to drop in 2024? Grain market daily

Nearby Chicago soyabean futures closed on the 29 December 2023 at $475.23/t, down 13% on the year. The year of 2023 marked the first annual drop on this date in nearby Chicago soyabean futures since 2018.