With wheat prices at their lowest level since October 2020, growers might be reluctant to sell, but values could stay low until after the harvest
Global conflicts and a decrease in major producers' wheat stocks may provide a boost for wheat prices in 2024. Cedric Porter reports from the US Potato Expo
With farmers seeing more risk than reward in growing food, the Oxford Farming Conference heard from different players in the supply chain
Costs remain historically high
It has been a year of up horn and down corn
Despite a challenging year, farmers are the least likely of any business sector to be putting their businesses up for sale, according to investment management company Vestd.
Potato growers who were unable to get on their fields made their way to the British Potato Show in Harrogate, Yorkshire, last week. The weather was a hot topic, but so was the long-term future of the sector.
International factors are driving the grain market, with the prospect of more Black Sea wheat and a delayed order for French wheat by the Chinese putting pressure on prices.
The Christmas trade will influence the prices paid for lambs
Political bravery is needed if the UK is to meet the unprecedented challenge of feeding a growing population and addressing climate change and biodiversity loss