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Adverse weather affecting farm profits says MP

Adverse weather affecting farm profits says MP
04-01-2013 10:20 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chicago Grain Market Report - 4th January 2013
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.03, down 2 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.86 1/2, down 5 3/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal clos...
03-01-2013 14:30 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Chicago Grain Report - 3rd January 2013
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.05 1/2, down 13 1/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.92 1/4, down 17 1/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Mea...
02-01-2013 08:17 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Heavy rains continue to hinder Argentine corn planting
Soycomplex Jan 13 soybeans closed 5 1/4 cents lower at USD14.18 3/4; Mar 13 beans finished 8 1/2 cents lower at USD14.09 1/2; Jan 13 soybean meal e...
01-01-2013 09:18 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Property News
New farm policy 'crucial' after 2012 weather problems
NFU President Peter Kendall has called for 'fresh thinking' from government on farm policy as farmers enter 2013 'reeling from the consequences of ext...
28-12-2012 09:12 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News, Property News
Agricultural sector confidence 'significantly down'
Confidence in the agricultural sector is 'significantly down' on the start of the year according to a new report. Country, Land and Business Assoc...
21-12-2012 10:44 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Urea market 'very slow' in the run up to Christmas
Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Urea The market is very slow in the run up to Christmas, with a fe...
21-12-2012 10:35 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
UK 2012 wheat crop down 13%, Defra figures show
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets … Wheat Wheat boats to Cairo! Even the sale this week of 180,000t of US SR...
21-12-2012 10:26 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Heavy UK and French rains 'concerning' says MDA CropCast
EU grains were down again, extending recent losses, with Jan 12 London wheat ending GBP5.00/tonne lower to GBP207.00/tonne, with benchmark May 13 fall...
21-12-2012 10:19 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Argentine 'in for more rain' as soybean estimate is cut
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.08 3/4, down 28 1/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.04 3/4, down 26 1/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Mea...
20-12-2012 10:09 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
UK exported 67% less wheat in October
EU grains closed mostly lower although Jan 13 London wheat was unchanged at GBP212.00/tonne. Benchmark May 13 fell GBP0.25/tonne to GBP215.75/tonne an...
20-12-2012 10:05 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Brazilian corn 'still undercuts US into Asia'
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.37, down 29 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.31, down 29 1/2 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal closed at ...
19-12-2012 14:25 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Russia grain stocks down 30% from a year ago
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.66, down 30 1/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.60 1/2, down 27 3/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal cl...
19-12-2012 10:44 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
EU agrees record number of CAP amendments
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee’s key decision makers on the CAP reform have now informally agreed the content of around 100 compromis...
19-12-2012 10:38 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Renewable Energy
Evidence secures savings for horticulture industry
New climate change levy agreements agreed by the government sare set to save the protected horticulture industry an estimated £22 million. The Farm...
19-12-2012 09:53 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Shows and Events
Potato Council attending Fruit Logistica
A first for British exports in 2013 will be a joint stand from Potato Council and the Horticultural Development Company (HDC) at Fruit Logistica in Be...
19-12-2012 09:20 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News
Political compromise needed for CAP, NFU warns
Political compromise will be necessary over the next six months if ministers hope to agree on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) said Maeve Whyte, D...
18-12-2012 08:25 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Organic
UK dependent on imported soya 'until we have GM'
Last Friday UK May futures closed at £227.50, Monday £225.70, Tuesday £224, Wednesday £223, Thursday £217.75. Wow! A £10/t drop over the week! That is...
Weather and feed costs denting farmer confidence
The effect of adverse weather conditions combined with concerns over feed bills have dented farmer confidence to invest according to a new survey. ...
17-12-2012 10:08 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Still time to tackle blackgrass this season
There is still time to treat both winter oilseed rape and winter wheat to gain control of blackgrass and other grassweeds according to Dow AgroScience...
14-12-2012 10:00 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Buenos Aires cuts forecast for Argentine wheat production
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.75 1/2, up 2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.72 1/2, up 2 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal closed at US...
14-12-2012 09:47 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Grains Market Report - 14th December 2012
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets. Wheat The US market has continued to weaken over the past week, not helped...
14-12-2012 09:38 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Slurry and Irrigation
US drought action opened 2.8m acres to haying and grazing
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's measures to open conservation land to emergency haying and...
13-12-2012 12:50 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
FranceAgriMer raises forecast for wheat exports
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.73 1/2, up 1 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.70 1/2, down 3/4 cent; Dec 12 Soybean Meal close...
12-12-2012 14:38 PM | News, Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports
Chicago grain report - 12th December 2012
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.72, down 2 3/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.71 1/4, down 4 1/4 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal clos...
11-12-2012 09:35 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Only 57% of normal rainfall for US since September
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.74 3/4, up 2 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.75 1/2, up 3 1/2 cents; Jan 12 Soybean Meal clos...
10-12-2012 14:00 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Organic
Paterson backs UK GM crops
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has given his support to genetically modified (GM) food production in the UK. Paterson said GM crops, which ar...
10-12-2012 11:16 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, Market Reports, News
Lack of UK crop leads to European imports
International overview The Pulse market in Canada remains strong. Peas and Beans are in short supply and a 20-30% increase in areas is forecast. Ha...
07-12-2012 16:32 PM | Arable, Crops, Finance, News, NFU
Potato growers could leave industry over contract prices
UK potato growers are facing an uncertain future unless contract prices increase following a 25 per cent drop in production and an increase in costs o...
07-12-2012 12:05 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
PGRO Pulse Crop Bulletin: 7th December 2012
Stephen Belcher, PGRO principal technical officer, comments on the new 2013 Recommended Lists: Combining Peas White-seeded Mascara and Gregor r...
07-12-2012 12:02 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Pace of US wheat exports 'well behind average'
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets. Wheat The US market has eased back over the past week (MAY CBOT falling 27...
06-12-2012 10:22 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Wetness in Argentina continues to prevent corn crop plantings
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.79 1/4, up 23 3/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.73 3/4, up 23 1/2 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal cl...
06-12-2012 10:17 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
2012 UK harvest results in poor quality wheat crop
The UK harvest of 2012 resulted in a low yielding and extremely poor quality wheat crop, comments Gleadell Agriculture’s managing director David Shepp...
06-12-2012 10:07 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Council reports high quality US corn crop, despite drought
The overall quality of the 2012 U.S. corn crop is high and improves upon last year’s very good marks across a range of test factors, according to the ...
04-12-2012 18:07 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Shows and Events
Crop storage event helps minimise risk in difficult season
This year’s storage event held at the Potato Council’s world-leading research centre at Sutton Bridge saw over 200 growers, suppliers and industry exp...
04-12-2012 13:27 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
US Midwest 'perpetuating severe drought'
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.53 3/4, up 15 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.48 1/4, up 15 3/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal closed...
03-12-2012 16:11 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
US winter wheat 'worst looking crop since 1986'
To quote Kim Hubbard (1868-1930): ‘Don't knock the weather. If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation’...
03-12-2012 15:55 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
New info for HGCA Recommended Lists
New to the HGCA Recommended Lists (RL) 2013/14, published today are resistance ratings for fusarium ear blight in spring wheat and ramularia in barley...
03-12-2012 11:19 AM | Finance, Market Reports, News, Arable, Cereal, Crops
Ukraine wheat export ban expected 'anytime'
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.38 3/4, down 9 1/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.32 1/2, down 8 1/2 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal ...
30-11-2012 11:05 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, Market Reports, News
IGC cuts world wheat production as US dryness forecasted
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.48, up 1 3/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.41, up 6 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD435...
30-11-2012 08:44 AM | News, Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports
China soybean demand 'remains strong'
Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets: Wheat The story remains the same – the market continues to firm! A furt...
29-11-2012 15:42 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, News, Property News
US trade mission to advance agriculture opportunities in Russia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services Michael Scuse will lead a mission t...
29-11-2012 14:45 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Little respite for US winter wheat on arid US Plains
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.46 1/4, down 3 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.35, down 2 1/2 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal closed a...
29-11-2012 14:32 PM | Arable, Crops, News, Produce
Variable returns highlight profit and loss for potatoes
Financial returns for UK potato growers have never been as variable as those experienced this season, according to industry consultant and agronomist,...
29-11-2012 10:18 AM | Cereal, Crops, News, Property News, Arable
Welsh farming futures high on agenda
Key issues facing the future of farming in Wales were high on the agenda when NFU President, Peter Kendall, addressed a next generation meeting in Wel...
29-11-2012 10:10 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News
Wheat genome alone 'will not improve food security'
Governments and scientists should not rely on wheat genetics to improve food security according to GM Freeze. The warning follows the announcement ...
EU identifies 'serious defects' in French GM rat study
The European Union's food safety watchdog has identified 'serious defects' in the research undertaken by French scientists who said rats fed on a GM d...
28-11-2012 14:22 PM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Agricultural markets to remain volatile in 2013
Volatility in agri commodity prices looks set to continue into 2013, according to a report from Rabobank. This will be particularly true for grai...
28-11-2012 11:26 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, News, Poultry, Shows and Events
BFREPA/Elanco Egg Producer of the Year Awards
A couple who were honoured with the BFREPA/Elanco Egg Producer of the Year Award by the British Free Range Egg Producers' Association (BFREPA) were de...
28-11-2012 10:48 AM | News, Arable, Cereal, Crops, Finance, Market Reports
USDA crop condition report 'lowest on record' for end of Nov
EU grains closed higher with London wheat posting particularly impressive gains with Jan 13 up GBP4.00/tonne to GBP224.00/tonne, May 13 up GBP3.35/ton...
28-11-2012 10:45 AM | Arable, Cereal, Crops, Market Reports, News
Ukraine set to be out of wheat export market
Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.49 1/4, up 24 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.37 1/2, up 25 1/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal cl...
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