Signs of recovery for oilseeds market
The first easing of COVID-19 lockdown in some countries and strengthening crude oil values is making the oilseeds market look stronger - but the recovery is set to be slow. “There is still old crop seed out on farm,” David Whyte, trader at United Oilseeds, told...
New brand for Roquette plant proteins
Global plant-based ingredient and plant proteins company Roquette has developed a new brand identity for its range of Nutralys plant proteins. The French company says new look highlights the sustainability of this source of high-quality, innovative plant proteins....
20% free OSR seed offer to combat CSFB
Plant breeder DSV and Openfield, the co-operative arable marketing business with a major seed processing and distribution operation, have launched a new initiative to encourage growers to stick with oilseed rape as a break crop despite establishment problems. The two...
Muntons champions food industry sustainability
Stowmarket, Suffolk-based maltster Muntons claims to be the first in its sector to commit to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, which is co-ordinated in the UK by WRAP, a not-for-profit organisation, and the food chain research and training charity IGD. Muntons says it...
NFU calls for government to underwrite future OSR crops
The NFU is seeking urgent discussions with Defra about the future of oilseed rape (OSR) in Britain. It says the ban on neonicotinoids has meant growers can no longer control cabbage stem flea beetle populations, which are devastating the OSR crop across the country....
Buyers and sellers far apart in distorted oilseeds market
With food markets distorted by the covid-19 closure of the hotel, restaurant and catering sector, and the biofuel market hit a sharp fall in crude oil prices, the oilseeds market is highly illiquid, as buyers and sellers hold back. There are signs that mineral oil...