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Cereals & Oilseeds
23 June 2025
UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) increased last week (13–20 June), rising by £5.15/t (2.9%), to close at £185.00/t on Friday.
20 June 2025
Increases in crude oil prices, alongside crop concerns and short covering by speculative traders, have supported grain and oilseed prices this week.
19 June 2025
In the 2024 autumn budget, as steeper than expected reduction in direct payments was announced for 2025. Following the Spending Review on 11 June 2025, Defra have confirmed that reductions to direct payments will be larger still in 2026 and 2027.
22 December 2025
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10 July 2025
Will Oliver has been announced as the host of Strategic Cereal Farm Midlands.
19 June 2025
Renewed tensions in the Middle East are once again driving volatility in global energy markets. On Friday (13 June), Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, prompting a retaliatory response from Iran.
8 July 2025
In the 2024 autumn budget, as steeper than expected reduction in direct payments was announced for 2025. Following the Spending Review on 11 June 2025, Defra have confirmed that reductions to direct payments will be larger still in 2026 and 2027.
20 June 2025
UK wheat and maize imports remained high in April, although the pace of barley exports did also pick up somewhat, according to latest HMRC trade data.
14 October 2025
Osbaston House Farm includes 650 ha arable land, 100 ha grassland and an indoor poultry unit.
23 June 2025
UK feed wheat futures (Nov-25) slightly decreased by £0.20/t (0.1%) last week (06–13 June), closing at £179.85/t on Friday.
23 June 2025
The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released yesterday, updated the expected figures for the 2025/26 season.
24 July 2025
As anticipated, Defra will see a 2.7% reduction in overall spending over the five-year review period, 2024/29.
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