We continue to rumble along sideways but with a lot more action going on. Egypt booked a large tender of mostly Russian wheat and China bought US wheat for a second week in a row
Read MoreThere were some attention grabbing stories around last week, a cargo ship struck a mine near the mouth of the Danube, and also unconfirmed reports of China buying US wheat which would be unexpected if true. In the end the stubborn refusal of markets
Read MoreThe USDA’s latest pronouncement caught everyone a little off guard late Friday, some chunky changes to their yield estimates
Read MoreThe relative calmness of markets at the moment, last week was another fairly sideways one, actually assists in getting trade going.
Read MoreSome reductions in European crop forecasts helped us to a slightly firmer week but we remain in a pretty tight price range. On Friday the EU confirmed the ‘ban’ on Ukrainian over-land exports into neighbouring Countries
Read MoreMarkets pottered along sideways again, but with a steady level of engagement from buyers and sellers mostly for nearby positions
Read MoreThe Black Sea Grain Corridor will be discussed again this week in Sochi to see if the international community can agree to reopen the agreement. For more on #grainmarketing, see this week’s report
Read MoreIn July we welcomed a maiden voyage a global first of green technical fertiliser from Fertiberia into our Southampton facilities.
Read MorePlease find the Bartholomews August 2023 newsletter.
Read MoreMarkets were better supported last week as enough buying interest emerged to meet the level of farm selling we currently have.
Read MoreHarvest in the south of England is nearing completion and the regions dryers continue to run long hours.
Read MoreOur comprehensive guide includes a diverse selection of small seed mixes, all of which align with the latest SFI options including the current payments available.
Read MoreThe French harvest is finished leaving most attention focussed on the quality of what’s coming off the fields in Germany, UK and Scandinavia.
Read MoreFinally, we have a dry week in prospect for harvest to get up to full speed. We expect there will have been some damage to crops from last week’s rains so storekeepers have an important job this week segregating the better material for safe keeping
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