Agri-Business
Politics and economics affecting grain prices
At last week’s Grain Market Outlook Conference, held by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK, grain...
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Arable
Corn price hits high as condition decreases
US corn price has increased this week – moving from 324.50c/bu last Thursday (August 20) to 331.75c/bu last night (August...
Agri-Business
Wheat plantings at a low in US as WASDE estimates increased use
The first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report of the year was published by the United States Department...
Agri-Business
Wheat plantings at a low in US as WASDE estimates increased use
The first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report of the year was published by the United States Department...
Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
Agri-Business
Pig herd to be more efficient after ASF, but consumption down
African swine fever (ASF) was first declared in north east China in August 2018. At present, there is no treatment...
Arable
Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?
As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with...
Arable
Copa and Cogeca revise EU grain forecasts downwards
Copa and Cogeca has released new estimates for this year’s EU grain harvest, forecasting a 6% drop in EU cereal...
Arable
Video: Harvest 16 in full swing on a Co. Meath farm
Harvest 2016 is well underway across the country, with combines taking to the fields to cut this year’s tillage crops....
Arable
Winter crops strongly advanced in most of Europe due to the mild winter
Winter crops are generally in good shape and well developed in the EU due to the mild winter conditions, according...
Arable
Grain markets nervous after Egypt rejects another wheat cargo
Egyptian quarantine authorities last week rejected another cargo of wheat for containing traces of ergot, it emerged this week. According...
Arable
Dairygold announces final grain prices for 2015
The 2015 harvest, despite some weather delays, has now been completed with good reports on the yield and quality fronts,...
Arable
British arable area declines by 2%
The latest planting and variety survey, from AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds, suggests a decline in the total cereal and oilseed...
Arable
'Tillage farmers can look forward to a positive grain yield this year'
Good weather conditions in Ireland and the UK for the development of winter tillage crops and sowing of spring crops...
Arable
EU forecasts grain yields to decrease from 2014
A new report by the European Commission has predicted that EU grain yields will decrease this year despite the mild winter...
Arable
New greening measures will act to reduce EU grain output by 8%
New estimates for EU grain plantings in 2015 reveal that European grain production could drop by as much as 8%,...
