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How much wheat and barley was imported from the UK so far this year?

October 17, 2019

There is plenty of talk of grain imports from the UK ahead of the Brexit deadline and fears of grain being off-loaded before…

Glanbia sets out plans for grain following discussions

October 11, 2019

Tillage

In a statement to AgriLand, Glanbia Ireland set out its plans to “help secure the future of its members and loyal grain suppliers,…

Irish ration welcomed as price concerns mount

September 25, 2019

Tillage

Last week, the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) welcomed the release of an all-Irish cereal ration. According to the IFA, Quinns of Baltinglass has…

Boortmalt intakes open tomorrow – Thursday

September 4, 2019

Tillage

Boortmalt growers were informed today that grain intakes will be open tomorrow – Thursday, September 5. Growers had received messages stating that intakes…

Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?

August 24, 2019

Tillage

As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with the US is…

Handy grain temperature app from the French

August 10, 2019

Tillage

Javelot is a new company supplying a grain temperature tracker which sends temperature data to a smart-phone or computer. AgriLand caught up with…

Graindex comes to Ireland this weekend

August 8, 2019

Tillage

Graindex – the online grain marketplace that allows farmers to sell their grain directly to the end user – will be at the…

Watch: 15 canal locks…shipping maize from Ontario to Ireland

July 27, 2019

Agri-Business

Reporting from Ontario, Canada. A major seaway, the Great Lakes, 15 locks and 183m later the Canadian maize (corn) travelling to Ireland –…

2.64 million tonnes of Canadian grain moved by rail company in April

May 10, 2019

Tillage

Canadian Pacific carried a record-breaking 2.643 million tonnes of Canadian grain and grain products in April 2019. The amount of grain transported by…

What is the world eating?

October 19, 2018

Tillage

Cereals, roots and pulses remain at the top of the world’s dietary choices. However, obesity rates are increasing and 45.9% of the food…

‘We’re going to be looking at a lot of 2t/ac crops’

August 1, 2018

Tillage

The drought has affected all tillage crops this season, but more so in the south-east of the country. A Wexford Irish Farmers’ Association…

‘€200/t minimum for Irish grain’

July 13, 2018

Tillage

The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) has called on grain merchants to offer a minimum of €200/t for Irish feed grain this harvest,…

Grain price: Tariffs taking away from early-June price increase

June 23, 2018

Tillage

Grain price is recovering from a significant drop over the past week. Having climbed and hovered since the beginning of June, prices took…

Grain price: ‘Consumption exceeding production for the first time since 2012’

June 16, 2018

Tillage

One take-home message that stuck with AgriLand on the way back from the Cereals 2018 event in the UK this week was a…

Grain price update: Drought in eastern Europe; harvest kicks off in US

June 8, 2018

Tillage

Futures grain prices remain within a relatively steady range. On Wednesday, they had climbed the scale to last week’s levels. Meanwhile, planting is almost complete…