Fields of Gold…. Finally.

Combines are finally rolling here in East Yorkshire this week… and so far so good. Although we have little news to play with at this stage, winter barley yields are reported to be at least average with quality said to be good. Further progress is expected to be made this week following on from a rather wet weekend and several days of scattered but heavy showers. Looking further South, this...
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OSR Retreats to a 3-year Low

25th July 2013 – and still no sign of any combines here in East Yorkshire. The UK grain market over the last seven days has been littered with rumours regarding ‘record bushel weights’, ‘excellent yields’ and ‘overall good quality’ for the South of England but we are yet to hear of any ‘official’ reports. Combines are currently believed to be as far North as Cambridgeshire at...
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This month’s WASDE

The last seven days have brought a mixed week to the grain markets. UK feed wheat prices are generally unchanged for the second week running as they tread water ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter grains harvests. Values are being dragged lower on the one hand by the perception of a bumper harvest, but encouraged higher on the other as lower prices bring a sudden surge in demand –...
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Decisions Decisions

The last seven days have brought a rather quiet week to the grain markets; America’s 4th July celebrations appear to have extended into this week, the Black Sea harvest is progressing well but the Russian’s aren’t yet revealing any further ‘official’ information regarding yields and quality and most of Europe is enjoying the current warm spell before the combines head out in just a...
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Wheat prices decline as crop prospects continue to improve

This time last week I reported a slight calming in the downward trend we have seen dominate new crop grain prices over the last few months. The retreat seemed to have come to a momentary halt whilst grain prices awaited further direction – what do the early Black Sea Yields indicate? How much maize corn has America actually drilled? How our own winter cereal crops developing? A week on and we...
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