HGCA wants more talk
Following the success of its Meet the Processor and Meet the Exporter events, HGCA is encouraging growers to join them at one of 14 events already planned for spring 2014. The initiative, which is open to participation from all processors, this year includes visits to three millers, a feed mill, three maltsters and seven exporter […]
Openfield loads 50,000 tonnes of barley for Saudi Arabia
Increased plantings in Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013 has left the UK with a larger than average surplus to export throughout the 2013-14 marketing year. Some of this season’s UK barley surplus has already been shipped to North Africa, principally Tunisia and Libya, but direct sales to Saudi Arabia are a rarity given the Kingdom’s […]
Updated grain sampling guide from HGCA
The new guide, which has been endorsed by seven industry organisations, covers recent developments in protocols as well as the essentials of when to sample and how to do it. “For growers, knowing the quality of your grain is essential so that you can store it then sell it effectively, and get the best return […]
Openfield Group reports another good year
Openfield Group Ltd, the farmer-owned grain marketing and farm inputs business, has reported operating profits £2.9 million for the financial year to 30th June 2012. The results build on the excellent year recorded in 2011 and mark another solid year for the business which is investing heavily in new information technology systems and expansion of […]
Progress on Fengrain’s new Vendor Assurance Centre
Fengrain are to name their new £3.2m vendor assurance centre, The Jubilee Store to mark the Queens 60th birthday. The project is based on improving efficiencies for growers delivering at harvest, and to help the store add value by processing and segregating grain for consumers. “This is a massive project; we are not only building […]
Gleadell Grains & Oilseeds Market Report
GRAIN MARKETS – Jonathan Lane, Trading Manager WHEAT > IGC sees record 2012/13 global corn crop, stocks up – global wheat stocks viewed as comfortable despite small drop. > USDA planting survey reveals 2012 US corn acreage at 95.9mln acres, the highest since 1937. > Russian AgMin expects to end season with closing stocks of […]
Latest Gleadell Market Report
WHEAT > US corn and wheat values fall on favourable weather prospects as record corn plantings commence and rain alleviates drought concerns. > North African countries (Algeria/Morocco) purchase South American wheat as region faces drought-hit domestic crop. > Russian Government predicts no need for grain export restrictions during the current crop year – grain exports […]
