What’s happening to the oilseeds market?
After another year of relatively low rapeseed prices, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Grain Market Outlook Conference this October will explore in detail what’s in store for the oilseeds markets. Dr Julian McGill, Head of Special Projects at LMC International, will analyse the outlook for the oilseeds market for farmers, agronomists, traders and industry specialists at […]
Victory for British agriculture on oilseed rape emission recalculation
Oilseed rape producers will be free to continue to sell their crop for use in the production of biodiesel following successful lobbying by the NFU and industry partners. It comes following a revision of official Government figures on the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission levels of oilseed rape, originally submitted in the Department for Transport’s (DfT) […]
Oilseed rape exports benefit from Sterling’s weakness
The falling value of Sterling has helped raise the competitiveness of UK oilseed rape with exports leaving Openfield’s deep water facility in the south west, Portbury Grain Terminal, for the first time. The terminal, which can load panamax vessels up to 70,000 tonnes, and is operated exclusively by Openfield, is one of the UK’s busiest […]
New Marathon hybrid achieves highest seed yield
Not only does Marathon achieve a seed yield 105% of the control it also has the best stem and lodging characteristics of the top five yielding varieties on the list, following in the footsteps of DSV’s hugely successful Compass variety. “Marathon is underpinned by the same breeding values as Compass, so it’s a good, strong […]
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 […]
