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Wheat prices are forecast to remain fairly poor as the year draws to a close, with a large availability of grain globally and significant exports from

A well-supplied global oilseeds market is limiting potential price gains, with a large availability of product from the Black Sea region and further

Defra estimates the area of wheat harvested by East Anglian farmers in 2023 has dropped by 5pc, after farmers switched to planting other crops…

The wheat area in England for harvest 2023 is estimated to be 1,580 Kha, down 5% year-on-year, according to provisional figures.

Tighter global supplies of barley are helping to support markets and reduce its discount to wheat. Spot prices collected by Farmers Weekly on 23 August

Recent sunny spells has meant that harvest is now progressing, but continued variable weather by region is still contributing to a stop-start harvest.

The return of cooler, wetter weather conditions has brought the prospect of improved maize and soyabean crop conditions in the United States

Farmers margins for harvest 2023 are likely to be "squeezed" due to high costs and a downward trend in grain markets, said AHDB analysts.

Less wheat will be harvested in the UK this year due to more barley and oilseed rape being sown across the country.

The United Kingdom (UK) will harvest less wheat due to more barley and oilseed rape (OSR) having been sown.