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CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Trading grain: Advice on locking in to profitable prices

Many arable farmers are not taking a rigorous enough approach to grain trading to protect themselves from losing money in volatile grain markets, say experts. James Bolesworth, director of independent…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

How to avoid costly disputes over grain contracts

Contracts are legally binding documents and set out the agreed quantity, quality and delivery aspects of a deal between the arable grower and merchant. However, many growers don’t take time…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Business Clinic: Should I sell grain forward?

Whether you have a legal, tax, insurance, management or land issue, Farmers Weekly’s Business Clinic experts can help. Here, James McFarlane of Savills advises on grain marketing plans. Q. My…

FINANCE

6 ways arable farms can reduce business risk

Insufficient income and tight cashflows remain the main problems on many arable farms, particularly when viewed against the likely tightening of support payments. The pressure points businesses will face over…

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Case studies

Get more for your grain with free online auction site

Both merchants and growers are benefiting from a new free online grain trading site, developed in the South Downs by a grower and computer developer. Growers are saving time in…

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CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Analysis: What is going on in UK and global grain markets?

Uncertainty about the supply of wheat and oilseeds due to the Russia-Ukraine war has caused huge volatility in UK grain prices, which always follow the global market. Speaking at an…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Strong margins forecast for harvest 2022 before 2023 squeeze

Milling and feed varieties will remain the top performers in the 2023 wheat market, but with a narrowing gap between the two, according to new financial modelling by the AHDB.…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Tight supply and high prices to continue in grain markets

Supply is set to remain tight and values to stay elevated in the grain and oilseeds markets as the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict continue. The weather and input costs…

MARKETS AND TRENDS

How Ukraine war will impact its farming – agronomist’s view

Listen to Philip Case read this article or see the text below. Farmers Weekly · How Ukraine war will impact its farming – an agronomist’s view Independent agronomist Mike Lee…

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CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Retailer price squeeze risks loss of potato and veg production

Retail pricing strategies for potatoes and vegetables are putting the acreage in danger, warn growers and co-ops. Many growers look like breaking even at best on the 2022 crop at…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Grain price pressure continues on recession fears

Ex-farm spot feed wheat and barley prices have lost £5-£6/t over the week, while UK futures are recovering slightly after a massive global sell-off of agricultural commodities by speculators. The…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

Wheat market pressured by better global harvest prospects

Wheat prices have come under pressure as a result of improved weather, leading to better global harvest outlooks. However, there is the potential for them to bounce back in a…

CROPS MARKETS AND PRICES

UK feed wheat futures prices drop as global market slides

Wheat markets have fallen back in the last week as harvest begins in some northern hemisphere countries. UK markets continue to be influenced by wider global trends and both Chicago…

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BUSINESS

UK barley exports keep up good pace

UK barley exports continue at a good pace, with 26,000t of UK feed barley heading to Algeria through Gleadell Agriculture’s Immingham export facility. The 900 or so lorryloads it will…

BUSINESS

VIDEO: Feed prices crippling pig industry

Stuart Bosworth, Farmers Weekly Pig Farmer of the Year 2011, talks about the rising costs of pig feed and how this is affecting the industry. With 60-70% of the cost…

Grain chain could save £42m a year to the benefit of all

Inefficiencies in the cereals supply chain are nothing new. But this winter an ambitious project linking farmers, hauliers, a grain trader and a leading miller showed how sharp things could…

Video: NFU president Peter Kendall urges farmers to be positive

Farmers need to continue to be positive about their futures but will need to ensure they use new technologies to improve efficiency to realise sustainable profits, Peter Kendall told visitors…

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