Over the weekend, the Government’s Brexit narrative hardened ahead of another round of negotiations. Find out what that means for the grain markets in this week’s market briefing.
Read MoreRecord breaking crops from around the world, strong milling wheat premiums in the UK, and a strong futures market, all in this week’s market briefing.
Read MoreHarvest in the south-east is almost done, quality is in, and markets have continued to trade off support. Find out more in this week’s market briefing.
Read MoreAn extraordinary harvest with some extraordinary temperatures. This week takes a look a the quality of wheat seen, and asks whether we’ve reached a floor in market prices.
Read MoreVariable wheat quality puts greater emphasis on timely on-farm grain sampling - contact the Grain Dept to arrange sampling for this week on 01243 755650. Our Grain team give their outlook on the week ahead
Read MoreUS-China trade rumours, European harvests progressing, and a promising week ahead for the south of England are all covered in this week’s marketing briefing.
Read MoreCombines begin work around Chichester, international barley markets find themselves in a peculiar spot, and oat markets are all covered in this edition of the market briefing.
Read MoreA change of USDA corn acreages, and with EU and UK output looking down on last year, what did the markets make of the news? Read our Monday briefing to find out.
Read MoreEuropean maltings picking up pace, Russian yields down, and moisture meter calibrations all feature in this week’s market briefing.
Read MoreBarley harvest is underway in France with hot weather forecasted for the week ahead. Our Grain Team take a look at some of the current aspects.
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Rain stopped play for winter barley in France, but should have benefitted spring barley crops across Western Europe. Our Grain Team provide their outlook on the week ahead.
Read MoreNo fireworks last week; Brexit negotiations bore no fruit, rain arrived but was patchy, and markets decided they were high enough for the time being. New crop wheat retreated £4/MT
Read MoreMuch of the South of England received welcome rain in the past 24 hours so this is a good moment to take stock of the prospects for the coming season for barley and particularly malting barley.
Read MoreThe UK market took matters into its own hands last week, gaining £4.65/MT on LIFFE against a quieter back-drop elsewhere. Dry weather has led some to talk of a sub 10 million tonne wheat crop for the UK
Read MoreFutures markets have returned now to the upper end of their current range. Put simply, buyers have returned for new crop demand
Read MoreAs we are seeing the first cautious easing of the lockdown measures in England, there is also a sense of some
Read MoreUK wheat was quietly supported last week, finishing at a €3/MT discount to French after being at parity during April
Read MoreThe contract is for an agreed tonnage of winter oats, variety Mascani. The Oats must conform to all UK and EU regulations pertaining
Read MoreWe have a shortened week with a rare Friday Bank Holiday in the UK to mark the 75th Anniversary of VE Day
Read MoreLast week’s briefing asked whether market selling would spill over from the previous week and push down through long term support levels
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