Gleadell Fertiliser Report
FERTILISER MARKETS Calum Findlay, fertiliser trader Surging US prices and the continued uncertainty in Egypt have been the talking points this week. The political and civil unrest in Egypt has seen logistical problems such as port restrictions, slow loading and lack of trucks put a halt to exports. Demand for Urea in Europe has risen […]
BEPA Pulse Market Update
Phil Rix, President of BEPA, comments: Summary Soft commodities in general have become hot news since the last BEPA report in November as wheat has nudged 200 and oilseed rape 400, kick-starting the food prices debate and concerns about food security. Pulses have followed wheat up in price as feed demand continues to respond […]
Trade figures confirm stronger prices at UKs livestock auction market
New trade figures released last month re-affirm the stronger prices and positive attitudes prevailing at livestock auction markets across the UK, especially for new season lambs and prime cattle. The market survey from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) published in January highlighted the fact that while total lamb sales were down due to […]
Gleadell Market Update
KEEP AN EYE ON EXPORT MARKETS FOR YOUR WHEAT, DON’T COMMIT SOLELY TO ETHANOL, ADVISES LEADING TRADER… “Farmers should not be tempted to commit their wheat solely to ethanol for future years – they need to keep all their options open,” advises David Sheppard, managing director of Gleadell Agriculture. “If we look at the exports […]
Launch of Worldcrops.com
The London-based commodity consultancy VM Group today launches Worldcrops.com, a unique service that gathers in one web-based location all the essential analysis and data that track developments in global crop markets. Specialising in agricultural commodities in Asia, Africa and South America, Worldcrops.com publishes expert commentary on: Major soft commodities food security biofuels national and international […]
UK tractor market share 2009
U.K. TRACTOR REGISTRATIONS Source: AEA 2009 % of Company Units Total John Deere 4727 29.0 CNH 4497 27.5 of which: New Holland 3218 19.7 Case IH 1279 7.8 AGCO 3150 19.3 of which: MF 1992 12.2 Fendt 625 3.8 Valtra 533 3.3 CLAAS 982 6.0 Same Deutz Fahr 796 4.9 Kubota 750 4.6 AgriArgo 596 […]
Gleadell Market Report
GRAIN MARKETS – David Sheppard, managing director UK wheat exports accelerated in November to 472,023mt, bringing the season total to 1.66mln/t. We believe December was also reasonably active and that we will have exported over 2mln/t by the end of January 2011. This compares with the DEFRA estimate of 1.33mln/t for the full season. Either […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Report
FERTILISER MARKETS Nitrate prices across the whole of Europe are strong as GPN in France continue to suffer from production problems in Rouen and Grandspuits. Prices are set to firm further through Q1 and in to Q2. Higher CAN prices have already been posted in Europe, so Yara and GrowHow are now looking to address all prices in the UK next […]
Gleadell Market Report
GRAIN MARKETS – David Sheppard, managing director Markets remained relatively steady this week ahead of the monthly USDA S&D report. The report remained mostly in line with trade expectations with wheat remaining neutral and corn bullish. Overall, wheat ending stocks were increased reflecting lower exports from Australia and lower feed usage in the EU. Total US winter wheat plantings […]
