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Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

Grain markets have not moved too much in the past week as the Pro Farmer Crop Tour begins and the latest WASDE report is released.

MARKETS 19 August 2026

Grain Trends: US crop area up to balance reduced yields

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Drought grips Europe’s farms

Drought grips Europe’s farms

NEWS 19 August 2026

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

Potatoes and beet starting to struggle

CROPS 19 August 2026

Fodder and grain crises will require ‘pan-European response’ - MEP Kelleher

Fodder and grain crises will require ‘pan-European response’ - MEP Kelleher

Fodder and grain crises will require ‘pan-European response’ - MEP Kelleher

NEWS 18 August 2026

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

Dempsey at Large: the lack of a safety net hits EU farms

VIEWPOINTS 12 August 2026

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Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain markets are relatively stable at the minute within a price range. Traders will be looking closely at reports in the coming days.

MARKETS 24 June 2026

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

Wheat wraps up as combi-crop baled

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Louth, Offaly and Laois as the winter wheat harvest wraps up and the drought delays forage crop planting.

FROM THE TRAMLINES 24 June 2026

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

Low-moisture grain and thriving maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Offaly, Laois and Louth, where the harvest has begun and maize is flying in the hot weather.

CROPS 24 June 2026

A burst of growth for beet and maize

A burst of growth for beet and maize

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Tyrone and Dublin as temperatures return to normal and harvest nears.

CROPS 24 June 2026

Dutch never cease to a-maize

Dutch never cease to a-maize

A study is underway in the Netherlands to see if maize can be directly drilled into a cover crop without compromising production too much.

DEALER 24 June 2026

Grain Trends: drought hitting many European countries

Grain Trends: drought hitting many European countries

Dry weather is hitting many countries across Europe this week and a soil moisture deficit is expected to hit crop yield potential.

MARKETS 24 June 2026

Irish whiskey consultation opens

Irish whiskey consultation opens

Currently, Irish grain is not required to be used to produce Irish whiskey.

NEWS 24 June 2026

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