AMC provides focus on NVZ compliance at 2010 Dairy & Livestock Show
Farmers with concerns about the financial implications of new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) legislation should visit the Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC) stand at The Dairy and Livestock Show where there will be a major focus on the funding of NVZ-related projects. With fewer than 500 days to the full implementation of NVZ regulations on 1 […]
Gleadell Market Report
FEED WHEAT David Sheppard, Gleadell Agriculture managing director, comments: Analysts see Ukraines 2010 wheat crop at 17.6mln/t down from 20.9mln/t in 2009. Ukraine plans to limit grain exports to 2.5mln/t this year and another 2.5mln/t in the rest of the marketing season (January-June 2011). This has not been confirmed by the Ukraine government yet. Russia […]
Price improvements will remove uncertainties of malting barley market
There remains a strong requirement for winter malting barley to be grown in the UK next season if overall demand for the crop is to be met in 2011, according to two of the UKs leading maltsters. Despite current market uncertainties resulting from the on-going economical downturn, ahead of planting this autumn they are reminding […]
Increased commodity prices bring stability to British farming industry
David Hebditch, head of the rural department at Chesterton Humberts comments on the UK farming market: The increase in commodity prices over the past six weeks is giving a measure of financial security to farmers across the UK. The improved prices that are now available to farmers significantly strengthens their overall profit as at this […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Report
Calum Findlay, Gleadell Agriculture fertiliser trader, comments: Ongoing tenders in India are continuing to firm the Urea market and the reports of urea shortages in some states, evident in the Indian press, has helped producers everywhere to move prices higher. Ukraine producers have withdrawn from the market. Fresh demand from Latin America, in addition to […]
Gleadell Market Update
FEED WHEAT David Sheppard, Gleadell Agriculture managing director, comments: Russias Prime Minister signs an order banning exports of wheat, barley and maize from 15th August to December 31st. The order also proposes that the Government requests the executive commission of the Customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to apply the ban to exports of […]
Farmer-owned business appoints Chief Executive with an IT focus
The UKs leading farm inputs purchasing and combinable crops marketing business, AtlasFram Group, has appointed 49-year-old Richard Anscombe as Chief Executive. Based at Framlingham in Suffolk, the farmer-owned business purchases every type of input for its 1050 members, who farm over 300,000 hectares throughout the UK. With an annual turnover of 150 million, AtlasFram deals […]
