Grain price: Wheat falls, corn supplies ample April 18, 2020 Agri-Business Wheat price declined this week in LIFFE and MATIF markets for nearby and future markets. On Thursday evening, Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)…
Grain price: Wheat rises…take a look at malt and corn April 12, 2020 Agri-Business Wheat saw a resurgence again this week in both the nearby and futures markets. Corn continues to run at a low price, while…
Grain price: Up and down this week March 28, 2020 Agri-Business Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from €191.25/t on Friday,…
Grain price: In the green March 21, 2020 Agri-Business Grain markets were, for the most part, in the green this week. LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat all finished…
Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards February 29, 2020 Agri-Business Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat went from a…
Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t make huge impact February 15, 2020 Agri-Business Grain prices dropped this week, having recovered slightly in the week previous. The publication of the WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates)…
Grain price: EU export pace needs to pick up January 6, 2020 Agri-Business Moves in grain price over the Christmas period were positive, although the same moves weren’t huge. LIFFE wheat for January increased by €1.55/t…
Grain price: Rise this week December 21, 2019 Agri-Business The markets were showing a rise and signs of positivity this week. Progress on a trade deal between the US and China seems…
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports November 22, 2019 Agri-Business Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the week and sent…
Grain price: UK exports moving at record pace November 18, 2019 Agri-Business There wasn’t much of a shake on grain markets this week as LIFFE, MATIF and CBOT all stayed similar to last week. However,…
Grain price: Struggling to plant on the continent October 27, 2019 Agri-Business Tillage farmers here in Ireland aren’t the only ones struggling to plant this autumn. The problem is reflected across the continent and in…
Grain price: Snow in US and drought in Australia October 21, 2019 Agri-Business Conditions for tillage farmers are currently difficult in the UK and Ireland as wet weather impacts on winter planting. While farmers have been…
Grain price: Latest WASDE reports lower wheat supplies September 14, 2019 Agri-Business Grain prices went into the green on Friday morning. This follows the publication of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report…
Nottingham university warns of ‘forgotten disease’ in cereals August 22, 2019 Arable The University of Nottingham is warning tillage farmers of a “forgotten disease that still lurks in more than half of English wheat fields”.…
Grain price: No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow August 10, 2019 Agri-Business There doesn’t look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for this season, despite what the above image…
Grain price: No sign of anything to shake up markets August 3, 2019 Agri-Business As the harvest progresses, Irish farmers are still awaiting a price for their grain and as the European harvest continues at full throttle,…
Producing high-iron wheat in the UK May 13, 2019 Arable Researchers at the John Innes Centre in the UK have developed wheat with a high-iron content. The wheat is genetically modified and the…
Improving our genetic knowledge of wheat is not a drag April 15, 2019 Arable When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties, often, though we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, these can come along…
