Currency and weather keep oilseeds market uncertain
Currency uncertainty, with Brexit deal talk sending the pound up, along with weather woes around the world, crushers who aren’t eager to buy and farmers who are too busy to sell, is keeping the market for rapeseed subdued. “Sterling’s strength is not helping, with the...
read moreRoquette adds to pulse processing capability
French multinational Roquette has acquired a plant protein extrusion facility in the Netherlands, which it says will help it meet the growing demand for non-meat food ingredients. The company has bought the extrusion unit from Texpall, a joint venture between the...
read moreWhitworth acquires two Hovis mills as Southampton closes
There has been a further consolidation in the ownership of the UK flour milling industry, and the removal of some capacity. Family-owned miller Whitworth Brothers has expanded its flour mill portfolio as Hovis divests more of its assets and closes its southernmost...
read moreBASF adds to Crystal supplies
Crop protection product manufacturer BASF says it is increasing the supply of its Crystal (flufenacet and pendimethalin) herbicide to help UK growers make the best possible start to their black-grass control programmes this season. It has also reduced the price....
read moreRed Tractor unveils tougher farm inspections
The Red Tractor farm assurance scheme is to introduce tighter inspection standards and clearer retail store product labelling from next year. It is also mounting a £1.5 million advertising campaign to raise its profile. The approach is backed by producer organisations...
read moreStrong pulse demand over uncertain supplies
Uncertainty over supply is supporting pulse crop values after a disappointing growing season, says Roger Vickers, chief executive of the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO). “The early summer promise was curtailed by the extreme drought and heat of a...
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