SCOTTS INTRODUCES ITS GT170 WINDROWER KIT

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of vegetable harvesting equipment has launched an innovative conversion kit that allows owners of the GRIMME GT 170 trailed harvester to convert seamlessly to a fully functioning windrower without modifications to the host machine. Designed in response to local growers where the Grimme GT170 is their preferred choice of […]
Feed market – Spot Soya remains firm, forward buying remains the answer

Strong global demand has kept Hipro Soya prices relatively firm over the last year. It is advisable to take away the risk of the spot market by buying a percentage of what you need 3 to 6 months in advance of delivery. Many of our customers have already covered a decent percentage of what they […]
British Pulse Update February 14th 2013
International overview India is one of the world’s largest producers, consumers and importers of pulses. Domestic production peaked in 2010/11 and is set to decline for the second year in a row with a 28% water deficit in key production areas. Shortage is widening and increasing imports are reported as inevitable, despite the fact that […]
23rd November 2012 Gleadell grains & oilseeds market report
WHEAT Markets are virtually unchanged from last week – fundamental long-term support is still intact due to further potential crop reductions in the Southern hemisphere and declining new crop US wheat ratings. US winter wheat crop ratings fell another 2 points to 34% good/excellent, mainly as a result of the dry weather that has affected […]
Wool market returning to stability, says BWMB
Speaking at last week’s BWMB annual conference in Edinburgh, BWMB Chairman Malcolm Corbett told delegates that much like the rest of the sheep trade the wool market had been a victim of its own success in the previous six months. “Strong wool prices last year and in the first quarter of this year led to […]
August 03 PGRO/BEPA Pulse Market Update

These are very volatile times for prices of all commodities, as well as political fears for the consequent effects on food prices. We’re coming off a year of low grain stocks as well, which was not the case during the last similar production crisis in 1988. Feed Beans Soybean and corn prices were at record […]
July 27 Gleadell grain market report

Jonathan Lane, Gleadell’s trading manager, comments on grain markets … WHEAT > USDA reports US wheat harvest 82% complete, 80% last week – SRW harvest complete with HRW harvest 93% complete. > Excess ethanol credits may dampen demand for corn – USDA may be overstating ethanol demand for 2012/13 by as much as 10%. > […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Market Report

Urea > Over the past week the market has been dominated by discussions regarding the STC urea tender in India. Negotiations continue with many unsure on whether the market will firm further, or the view that the market may correct once India is finalised. What is certain, however, is that for the short term the […]
PGRO/BEPA Pulse Market Update
Summary 30th March saw USDA’s Prospective Plantings Survey and maize acres are predicted to rise more than soybeans, but soybean production is likely to increase – but not sufficiently to meet demand, hence the recent CBOT price increases of $80/tonne since New Year. This is also keeping oilseed prices firm in UK/Europe where there are […]