Dairygold has set on-account prices showing a rise on last year's level for cereals and beans, but a fall for rape, according to a letter from the co-op to growers seen by the Irish Farmers Journal.
"Dairygold makes this on-account payment to provide cashflow for our dedicated grain growers," the co-op wrote. "Final harvest prices will be determined at a later date."
The provisional prices are as follows:
Green barley, wheat, oats and malting barley: €155/tContract beans: €180/tNon-contract beans: €175/tOilseed rape: €300/tAccording to Dairygold, reported yields are back on previous years, but moisture content has been at its lowest for many years.
"While current international grain markets are firmer than they have been at this time in recent years, it's still too early to predict exactly where 2018 harvest prices will settle," the co-op added.
The on-account price is higher than last year's final price for wheat, green barley and oats, but €60/t lower for oilseed rape.
The on-account price for malting barley is €5 below last year's final price.
This comes as the IFA calls for separate improvements in the 2018 Boortmalt malting barley price agreement to take into account the fact that "the 2018 malting barley harvest has been one of the worst on record, due to the exceptional drought conditions in the east and midlands of the country".
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Harvest 18: mixed reports from along the western seaboard
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Dairygold has set on-account prices showing a rise on last year's level for cereals and beans, but a fall for rape, according to a letter from the co-op to growers seen by the Irish Farmers Journal.
"Dairygold makes this on-account payment to provide cashflow for our dedicated grain growers," the co-op wrote. "Final harvest prices will be determined at a later date."
The provisional prices are as follows:
Green barley, wheat, oats and malting barley: €155/tContract beans: €180/tNon-contract beans: €175/tOilseed rape: €300/tAccording to Dairygold, reported yields are back on previous years, but moisture content has been at its lowest for many years.
"While current international grain markets are firmer than they have been at this time in recent years, it's still too early to predict exactly where 2018 harvest prices will settle," the co-op added.
The on-account price is higher than last year's final price for wheat, green barley and oats, but €60/t lower for oilseed rape.
The on-account price for malting barley is €5 below last year's final price.
This comes as the IFA calls for separate improvements in the 2018 Boortmalt malting barley price agreement to take into account the fact that "the 2018 malting barley harvest has been one of the worst on record, due to the exceptional drought conditions in the east and midlands of the country".
Read more
Harvest 18: mixed reports from along the western seaboard
Market basics take over once again
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