New Season AN

Dear All,   New Season Imported AN 34.5   The first Boat load of Pulan Imported AN is now available for June delivery.   Rob Foxall at SCS Spreader and Sprayer Testing Ltd has tray tested it to 32 metres with a coefficient of variation  of  4.98%   Last year he tested the Pulan and Growhow Nitram at 24 metres with the coefficient of variation results below:   Pulan...
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Wheat values under pressure as American maize corn planting progresses

The last seven days have brought a mixed week to the grain markets as both old and new crop values continue to fluctuate according to maize corn planting progress over in the US. Current old crop feed wheat values are in the early £180’s/T ex-farm for spot collection, whilst late summer collection would probably offer a couple of pounds per tonne more. Milling premiums have been valued all...
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Old Crop Wheat Values Sink to 11 Month Low

At this time last week, the US Department of Agriculture announced that the US intended to plant 97.3M/A of maize corn over the next four weeks, the largest acreage since the early 1930’s. Regardless, our equivalent London wheat market clung on to the idea that whilst their intentions were strong, the weather forecast for the fortnight ahead had other ideas. Recent rains had undeniably...
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Record Crops Forecast for 2013-14

Last Friday brought the release of this month’s all important World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The estimates were particularly important on this occasion because they included the USDA’s initial assessment of what we could expect for the upcoming 2013-14 season (from 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014) given “average weather,...
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Values Move Lower as Crop Quality Improves

The last seven days have brought a mixed week to the grain markets. Milder winds, warmer temperatures and a remarkable bank holiday weekend of sunshine have all benefited both winter and spring sown crops; the above has however begun to slightly weaken new crop values. Harvest movement would probably still make £170/T ex-farm for many growers (depending on quality specification and farm...
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