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Futures markets can help poultry businesses insure against feed price rises
Buying feed at the right time can prove tricky, but there are ways of insuring against this risk, as the HGCA's Mike Mendelsohn explains.
14 October 2008
Wheat prices continue to slide
Grain prices have slipped again this week, as the turmoil in the financial markets and the weight of a large world crop continue to put downward pressure on the market.
08 October 2008
Damp grain will require close attention
Heaps of grain that was cut wet will need careful monitoring to avoid further deterioration even if they now appear dry.
08 October 2008
Grain prices set to remain high
Prices of wheat and soya are set to remain high and volatile, according to one expert, who questioned whether markets had read too much into the recent positive reports of cereal crops resulting in the recent easing of prices.
06 October 2008
Farmers hit by credit crunch
British farmers are facing a short-term rise in the cost of borrowing as a direct result of the latest turmoil in the global financial markets.
02 October 2008
Wheat prices have a direct link to farm values
Jessica Simpson of Savills describes how farmland values have changed around the country this year
26 September 2008
Hovis rebrand increases red wheat potential for UK growers
Demand for home-grown red wheat is set to increase after Hovis announced that a major rebranding exercise would see the company source all of its red wheat from the UK.
12 September 2008
Sean Rickard warns of massive rise in food prices from EU-pesticide law
Substantial increases in household food bills will arise, if the European parliament succeeds in pushing through its plans to cut the availability of pesticides for use in agriculture.
11 September 2008
Little scope for change to moisture specifications
Milling wheat buyers are unlikely to increase their minimum moisture contents for delivered grain, despite calls from farmers struggling to get crops in and facing massive drying costs
11 September 2008
MEP calls for 'realistic' approach to spray ban
The EU must ensure crop protection products are safer, but not at the expense of massive cuts in food production, according to Conservative MEP Robert Sturdy.
10 September 2008
What does the future hold for non-GM poultry feed?
Warnings of a shortage of non-GM feed from this autumn has left UK poultry producers in a quandary, as most retailers are refusing to relax their GM policy.
09 August 2008
