Opinion
Grain markets are bad enough. But, now comes news, completely out of left field, that straw prices have also taken a real hit.
Tillage
With the 2025 cereal harvest now completed, Irish growers must start to plan for the new 2025/2026 tillage season
N.Ireland
Figures just published by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) confirm a 1.4% increase in animal feed output
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that global grain markets remained under pressure over recent days.
AHDB analysts are confirming the potential for maize prices to determine grain market trends over the coming weeks
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that grain and oilseed markets strengthened over recent days
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is indicating that international grain markets edged higher over recent days.
A number of competing factors are impacting on global grain markets at the present time, according to AHDB
A discussion on the 2023 performance achieved by the world's main grain growing regions was the focus of a recent Tillage Edge podcast.
The return of cooler, wetter weather conditions has brought the prospect of improved maize and soyabean crop conditions in the United States
Agri-Business
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that global grain prices strengthened sharply last week.
AHDB is reporting that both wheat and maize grain markets strengthened during the early part of last week.
The Agriculture and Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that world grain markets felt some support last week overall.
Domestic grain markets in Ukraine have crashed, raising the prospect that farmers in the country will not have the funds to plant-out crops
Tillage News
It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop that was harvested last autumn.
Wheat price will go down. When it will go down is the million dollar question which James Nolan would love to know the answer to.
The Dairygold Board has this week agreed the final grain prices for 2015 now that the harvest for this year is completed.
There is set to be a substantial increase in the amount of old crop wheat carried over this year, according to Brenda Mullan, Senior HGCA Analyst.
A strengthening futures’ market could make it feasible to store 2014 wheat well into the new season
Experts in the Ukraine are predicting that its 2015 grain harvest may be in the region of 50.5m tonnes, significantly down on recent years.
Agri Politics
As much as 40% of the Russian grain crop could fail this year, recent reports from the Russian Agriculture Ministry suggest.
The overall production of cereals for the country is estimated to be close on 2.5 million tonnes, up almost 7 % on 2013, according to Teagasc's
