College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors are highlighting the impact that a wet autumn, in which...
March 11, 2021
Teagasc research is confirming that autumn-grown catch crops are helping to reduce nutrient run-off from soils in tillage areas. A...
March 1, 2021
Teagasc tillage advisors are confirming that most winter barley crops are looking well at the present time. Crops sown out...
February 9, 2021
This week saw the second major announcement of grain prices for Harvest 2020 here in Ireland and also saw the...
October 24, 2020
Glanbia Ireland has announced its grain prices for 2020. Members of the co-op will be paid a price of €160/t...
October 20, 2020
Barley imports increased this month, while maize imports took a dramatic drop compared to the same time last year, according...
October 19, 2020
This week saw the first official announcement of Harvest 2020 grain prices by an Irish grain buyer. Dairygold came out...
October 17, 2020
UK wheat production for 2020 was estimated at 10.133 million tonnes in provisional figures released by the Department for Environment,...
October 11, 2020
Prices remained positive this week. Matif wheat for December hit €188/t and €190.50/t for May 2021. Spot prices for wheat...
September 19, 2020
Imports of maize, barley and wheat are down on 2019 levels for the period from the start of January to...
September 17, 2020
Record-high wheat production, increased barley production and mixed corn reports were all in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates...
September 14, 2020
The harvest is a struggle but, on a positive note, grain prices moved in an upward direction this week. On...
August 29, 2020
Imports of maize, barley and wheat for the first half of the year are down on the same time last...
August 18, 2020
Ramularia is a common disease of winter and spring barley and up to now has been controlled and prevented by...
August 8, 2020
Wheat and corn moved down this week. Corn crops are in good condition in the US, Ukraine and France according...
Rain this week meant that little harvesting took place here in Ireland and many winter barley crops are now at...
August 1, 2020
Markets looked a bit brighter this week and Glanbia increased prices offered to growers. The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT)...
July 18, 2020
Imports of maize, wheat and barley, up until the end of May, are down on last year’s figures. Data provided...
July 17, 2020
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