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A recovering malting market – let’s drink to that

WITH SPRING approaching, longer daylight hours and sowing now started, EU and UK barley markets are still awash with last year’s crop, much of which is good malting quality.

Winter returns with a vengeance

WINTRY WEATHER has come back again with a vengeance, as most of Scotland had some large falls of snow and sleet this past week.

Cold may help beat pests and disease

THIS PAST few weeks have seen much of Scotland more like the Canadian Prairies, with a crop snug under a blanket of snow.

Sterling’s weakness helps prop up grain

THE CEREAL markets remain quiet and only investment funders are supporting agricultural commodities at present, but recent financial concerns in Dubai could be worrying somewhat.

Testing times for a tale of two halves

THE WEATHER is often the bane of farm life.

Wheat trade picks up from contract lows

THERE’S SOME better news on the grain trading front, as wheat has recovered by £15 per tonne for old crop since recent contract lows and there is some new support with exports taking place, plus the recently opened biofuel plant on Teesside will help reduce the UK surplus of 2.161m tonnes.