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Trade expecting rise in US wheat acres Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.17 1/2, down 2 1/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.79 3/4, down 5 3/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal ... USDA expected to reduce US wheat target Soycomplex Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.85 1/2, up 6 cents; Mar 13 Soybean Meal closed at USD409.60, down USD1.30; Mar 13 Soybean Oil closed at ... Needham Chalks sold in multi-million pound deal Needham Chalks has been sold to Bishop's Stortford based Harlow Agricultural Merchants, who also acquired a leading analytical laboratory business fro... China's coldest winter may hurt wheat crop Soycomplex Jan 13 Soybeans closed at USD14.10 3/4, up 21 3/4 cents; Mar 13 Soybeans closed at USD13.88 1/2, up 21 1/4 cents; Jan 13 Soybean Meal cl... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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 ... 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... Fertiliser Market Report - 14th December 2012 Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets. Urea The civil unrest and gas supply problems in Egypt continue to... 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... NWF Group's trading 'in line with expectations' Agricultural distribution company NWF Group has announced trading for the half year to 30 November 2012 as being 'in line with the board's expectation... 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... Market outlook for UK biofuel crops improves A revision to regional greenhouse gas emissions figures could deliver financial benefits to growers and reopen market opportunities for arable crops i... 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... 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... Egyptian urea producers notified of possible export tax Calum Findlay, Gleadell’s fertiliser manager, comments on fertiliser markets: Urea The Egyptian government has tentatively notified indigenous p... 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 ... Thompson's tip: Importance of efficient feed conversion In these times of high feed prices one of the biggest drivers of financial efficiency is food conversion ratio. With feed conversion rate costed ... 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... USDA announces commodity lending rates for December The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced interest rates for December 2012. The CCC borrowing rate-ba... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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, ... Global urea markets 'have firmed in the past week' Global urea markets have firmed in the past week, with good uptake of product into South America. Mexico & Peru have bought in the last week, Brazil a... 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 ... 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 ...