Latest market prices, news and analysis CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESOSR prices fall on crude oil price dropOilseed rape prices fell by about £7/t in the week to Friday (30 October), pushed down by falling oil prices which, in turn, pressured European rapeseed futures markets. Regional spot… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESBarbers latest to push up milk price amid dairy market calmMilk processor Barbers has announced its second farmgate price increase in three months following the recovery of cheese prices. The firm will add 1p/litre to its December price to bring… LAND MARKETSAutumn farmland market still brimming with opportunitiesWith properties still coming to the land and farms market this late in the year and buyers still eager to snap up a rural opportunity, it’s clear the selling season… TAKING STOCKMore ewes go for feeding in attempt to mitigate Brexit risksAn abundance of grass and sky-high store lamb values have prompted feeders to buy more light cull ewes this autumn as a more “Brexit-proof” investment for next year. Amid fierce… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESGrowers set to rely heavily on area payments this seasonPrompt subsidy payments will be essential to prop up arable farmers heading for a cashflow squeeze next spring, the NFU has warned. Growers have just harvested a wheat crop estimated… BUSINESSIT problems disrupt online-only livestock sales in IrelandThe Irish government has insisted that livestock marts must continue with online video sales only, despite technical problems over the weekend that led to delays at 16 sales and the… LIVESTOCK MARKETINGWelsh mart will shut unless farmers obey Covid-19 rulesA Welsh mart operator is appealing to farmers to comply with the Covid-19 safety measures in place at the site – or risk its closure. JJ Morris Auctioneers, which runs… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESGermany pins hope on regional resumption of pigmeat exportsGerman officials are hoping pigmeat exports to Asian countries could resume on a regional basis, despite the growing number of African swine fever (ASF) cases in wild boar. Pig prices… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESDecline in demand sees Guernsey dairy cut production by 10%Channel island-based milk processor Guernsey Dairy has announced plans to cut production by 10%, due to falling demand. The state-backed processor is contractually obliged to take all 8m litres of… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESNovember milk price rise for Arla membersArla members’ farmgate milk price will rise by 0.9p/litre for both conventional and organic milk from 1 November. This takes its conventional milk manufacturing price to 30.66p/litre and the organic… BUSINESSEarly straw auction sees prices rocketExceptional demand for straw saw average prices rocket to more than £130/t at one of the first auctions of the year. In response to demand from trade buyers struggling to… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESWheat price rally gathers paceThe wheat price rise continues, with London’s May 2021 feed wheat futures contract closing above £190/t for the first time this week. This morning saw the November feed wheat futures… More articles
