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Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...
Wheat
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Record volumes of wheat milled by UK millers
A record 641,000t of wheat was milled in the UK in September, according to DEFRA data released this week, up...
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Rumours surround Russia's 2015 wheat crop
Speculation around the potential success of Russia’s 2015 wheat crop is already dominating grain market headlines according to HGCA analyst Anna...
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More feed grain available due to wet European summer
A wet summer in many regions of the EU has meant a greater proportion of wheat is available for feed,...
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Combine breaks world record harvesting almost 800t in 8 hrs
New Holland Agriculture smashed the current Guinness World Record title for most wheat harvested within eight hours with the CR10.90...
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EU set for record cereal harvest
The EU cereal harvest is forecast to set a new record in 2014, with strong exports and stocks expected to increase...
Agri-Business
International food prices continue to fall
Food markets are more stable and prices for most agricultural commodities are sharply lower than they have been in recent...
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Protein at all-time low levels in British barleys
Analysis carried out by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in Britain confirms that the average nitrogen content of barley...
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UK harvest 80% done, following 500,000ha push this week
Some 80% of the total UK cereal and oilseed rape area has been harvested according to latest reports from the...
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All you need to know about the global harvest
The latest global crop update from the HGCA provides an overview of both plantings and harvest around the world. Argentina...
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Russian wheat harvest up, prices down
The Russia wheat harvest has finished at 4t/ha, up 22% on 2013, according to Black Earth Farming. The investment company...
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UK harvest is 45% complete
Latest reports from the HGCA show that 45% of the UK combinable area has been harvested. It says the remnants...
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Stay aware of mycotoxin risk in wheat at harvest
The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding wheat growers to keep track of rainfall for their...
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Strong US Wheat harvest progress with remaining crops in good condition
Harvesting in the US is well underway for winter wheat, with the USDA reporting that harvest progress is ahead of...
Agri-Business
UK consumer confidence soars to nine year high
UK consumer confidence has risen sharply since the start of the year, boosted by a variety of good-news stories about...
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Need for straw imports into Northern Ireland questioned
A Co Derry cereal grower has expressed deep dismay at the large tonnages of straw being imported from the Republic...
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UK wheat harvest underway
The first of this year’s UK winter wheat crop was harvested this week on land farmed by Andrew Tetlow (AET...
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Good EU-28 cereal yields predicted
The EU Commission’s crop monitoring unit (MARS) recently released a positive outlook for EU-28 cereal yields. It forecasts that average...
