01 August 2022
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1 min read
Grain and oilseeds prices hit record highs this year as the war in Ukraine halted exports, but as the Northern Hemisphere harvest commences, pressure is being put on prices.
In this episode of Crop It Like It's Hot, three grain market experts offer their advice and the latest insights into where prices might go, what will influence markets going forward and how to mitigate volatility.
Cambridgeshire farmer, Jamie Stokes manages his family's 1,000 hectare arable farm for his 96 year old grandfather. Years of succession planning had set a route for a fairly painless transition down two generations in one step. However, now if his grandfather survives until April 2026, at least 200 hectares of the farm must be sold to pay the tax bill, he says. And having just adjusted the business to survive the loss of subsidies, the maths on losing a fifth of the farm's land poses another major challenge.
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