Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

30 June 2023

Ruminants reduce the drop in animal feed production in May: Grain market daily

In May total GB animal feed and integrated poultry unit (IPU) feed production was only 0.5% below May 2022 at 992 Kt due to higher ruminant feed output.

28 June 2023

2023 SFI applications to open from August: Grain market daily

Last week, Defra announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 will be launched in August. The SFI scheme has been updated to provide farmers with more flexibility and make the process more streamlined.

27 June 2023

Is the recent bullish news providing a marketing opportunity? Grain market daily

With harvest 2023 fast approaching, inputs into 2024 harvest are starting to be procured and planting intentions finalised.

11 December 2025

Strategic Cereal Farm East

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26 June 2023

Arable market report - 26 June 2023

Potential for tight world wheat supply and demand is driving markets and uncertainty over access to Black Sea grain is once again in focus.

23 June 2023

Could US maize yields drive prices up? Grain market daily

There’s a good link between US crop conditions at silking (maize’s reproductive phase) and how the final yield compares to the long-term yield trend.

22 June 2023

Analyst Insight: Rapeseed market influences – where next for soyabeans?

Chicago soyabean futures (Nov-23) have seen consecutive daily gains since close on Friday 9 June. The contract has gained a total of 14% ($61.72/t) over this period, to yesterday’s close at $505.91/t. This is the highest point since 6 March. Last week especially, we saw the support from soyabean markets lead to rapeseed market gains too.

20 March 2025

A golden year for nutrient management

Jason Pole reflects on 50 years of the Nutrient Management Guide (RB209).

21 June 2023

What’s moving wheat prices? Grain market daily

Dry weather concerns across the globe and continued worries on whether the Black Sea Initiative (Ukrainian export corridor) will be extended. This is building some uncertainty into new season grain supply, supporting price levels.

6 July 2023

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 to open for applications from August

Defra have announced that the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 will be launched in August

23 January 2026

Putting a scientific spin on regen farming set to pay dividends

Putting a scientific spin on regen farming set to pay dividends at Strategic Cereal Farm Scotland

20 June 2023

Could it be cost beneficial to sell at harvest? Grain market daily

With inflation still historically high, interest rates are still on the rise. The market is pricing in further interest rate hikes in 2023, with some predicting that the Bank of England base rate could rise to 5.4% by the end of 2023, before slowly falling over the next five-years.

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