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Tillage
Grain Trends: prices ease after quick jump
Siobhán Walsh
Grain prices are very volatile at present. It’s getting nearer the time for harvest prices to be settled.
Grain Trends: oilseed plummets and wheat trends down
13 September 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: oilseed plummets and wheat trends down
Grain markets are not looking good for growers at present, as wheat and oilseeds trend downwards. The WASDE report also came out this week.
AD, derogations and dairy farmers – can they coexist?
13 September 2023 Renewables
AD, derogations and dairy farmers – can they coexist?
It’s time to have a serious conversation about how developing an anaerobic digestion sector will integrate with the dairy sector, writes Stephen Robb.
Grain Trends: prices down this week
Wheat prices were down this week, but farmers planting oilseed rape should check in on prices as they plant and finish up planting.
6 September 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: wheat price drops to lowest level since June
Grain prices have dropped this week, as harvest continues across Europe and draws to a close.
30 August 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: markets not looking good this week
A major crop tour is taking place in the US this week and it will be something to watch as maize production will affect other grain prices.
23 August 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: markets slipping as harvest drives on
Grain markets did not look great this week. Oilseed rape dropped dramatically in price, but had started to recover this week.
16 August 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: more feed grain as quality deteriorates
The harvest is proving difficult in many countries, not just here in Ireland, as wet weather makes harvesting difficult and reduces grain quality.
9 August 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: some prices back but uncertainty remains high
The European Commission reduced its forecasts for EU27 wheat, barley and maize crops, with EU stocks expected to contract.
2 August 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: prices lift but remain volatile
Grain markets are extremely volatile at present. Prices increased significantly last week for wheat and oilseed rape.
26 July 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: oilseed rape jumps, wheat price up
Grain prices moved up this week. The Black Sea Grain Initiative is likely playing into this rise, but weather is also a factor.
19 July 2023 Markets
Grain Trends: no major movement in cereals; oilseed rape improves
There were no major moves in grain prices this week and this could be a good thing - as long as the price is not dropping.
12 July 2023 Markets