Independent Agri Commodity Insights
In an effort to stabilise equity markets and keep afloat the UK economy amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Bank of England and the British government have taken ‘unprecedented measures’. The BofE decided to cut its interest rates to 0.1% last Thursday and announced £200Bn of asset purchases. One day later,…
Farmers are placing more emphasis on managing price risk. UK farmers are now starting to follow farmers around the world in countries such as the US, Australia and Europe, where for decades far more emphasis has been placed on managing price risk within businesses and as much focus is on…
[Agrimoney | 24th January 2020 | full article] New week and new high for spot Euronext wheat which has just reached its highest level since last year’s Valentine’s Day [February 14]. The key E200-per-tonne level is now in sight. Global demand from top importers such as Algeria or Egypt is…
[Farming Life | 31st January 2020 | full article] The concept of ‘marketing’ grain in the UK is not a new one; many farmers have seen grain selling as part of farming that has to be done, but as the reality sets in that market volatility is here to stay,…
The new-crop November 2020 Liffe feed contract is definitely pricing in a “poor” 2020 harvest…