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Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

Oilseed rape prices have rocketed this week, but wheat and barley prices remain steady.

MARKETS 27 May 2026

Grain trends: oilseed rape rockets, grain steady

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Winter wheat yield and area drove 2025’s cereal output lift

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Grain Trends: markets lift on fundamentals

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Tillage management: plenty to be done, maize drilling well underway

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Tillage farmers are busy planting still, while looking after crops in the ground Siobhán Walsh reports.

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Grain Trends: markets remain stable, oilseed up again

Grain Trends: markets remain stable, oilseed up again

Grain markets are generally stable, but oilseed rape showed some increase this week as it headed for over €500/t again.

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Dempsey at Large: diesel - why don't we just use our own?

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Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

Grain Trends: prices drop for grain and oilseeds

Grain prices took a drop this week and so too did oilseeds as the news of a ceasefire between the US and Iran affected markets.

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Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

Grain Trends: rapeseed heads over €500/t

Grain prices remain volatile. Oilseed rape prices are similar, but have climbed higher in recent days due to a number of factors.

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Ploughs busy as land slowly dries

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This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Wexford, Laois and Donegal as farmers plough and begin to sow spring crops.

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