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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... 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... 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... 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... 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. ... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... 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... 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’... 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... 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 ... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... Brazil corn crop estimates reduced over dry weather Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.24 3/4, up 6 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.12 1/4, up 9 1/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal closed a... Wet weather raises eyebrows over 2013 UK crop EU grains closed generally higher with Jan 12 London wheat up GBP2.00/tonne to GBP220.00/tonne, with benchmark May 13 GBP1.65/tonne higher at GBP223.6... New European seed treatment scheme goes live The European Seed Treatment Assurance scheme (ESTA), a new assurance scheme for the seed treatment industry, is now available in the UK through the Ag... Cost of production needs 'extra emphasis' in 2013 The agricultural sector needs to concentrate 'on the basics' in order to preserve margins in 2013, HSBC Head of Agriculture Allan Wilkinson has said. ... Long term farming industry 'looks positive' says Bailey A year of domestic and global weather phenomena alongside last week's news that Vion will be pulling out of red meat and poultry processing in the UK ... Markets 'sensitive' in wake of US and Japan fiscal cliffs Over the past few weeks, several bearish fears have dominated the grain trade: The fiscal cliffs, the EU budget (CAP reform) and economic outlook, ... Russia cuts harvest forecast amid drought EU grains closed mixed with Nov 12 London wheat up GBP2.00/tonne to GBP218.00/tonne, May 13 up GBP0.30/tonne to GBP221.05/tonne and new crop Nov 13 GB... Strategie Grains lowers European wheat estimates Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on markets... Wheat Markets are virtually unchanged from last week - fundamental long-term... Chinese corn imports up 46% Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.08 1/4, down 4 1/2 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.93 3/4, down 2 1/2 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal ... Unions take CAP fight to European Parliament Farming groups are stepping up their fight to ensure the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) allows farmers to compete on a level playing field across th... Argentine unions begin strike; Brazil suffers port delays Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.12 3/4, up 18 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.96 1/4, up 14 1/4 cents; Dec 12 Soybean Meal closed... Future of farming: '50 percent more food with less land' The future of farming needs a 'united approach from government, researchers and industry' in developing new technologies, if it is to meet challenges ...