Commodity Trading
New warehouse for Dalton Seeds
Dalton Seeds has commissioned a new warehouse at its headquarters site at Eye near Peterborough. The official opening ceremony was performed by Peterborough MP Paul Bristow. “This latest expansion, of circa 3,000 pallet spaces, has...
South American weather drives soya and Australia rapeseed
The main driver in the oilseeds market has been the South American weather recently, but with imports into the EU slowing and a large Australian crop ready to be shipped - when growers there like the prices - rapeseed is coming under...
Million tonne milestone for Carr’s Kirkaldy Flour Mill
Carr’s Flour Mills and Forth Ports are marking the millionth tonne of wheat delivered to Kirkaldy Harbour in Scotland by ship since 2011. A major rebuild of Carr’s Kirkaldy flour mill and its associated dockside intake was completed...
BayWa’s Q3 trading normalises after 2022
A third quarter trading statement from the BayWa Group shows Cefetra’s year to date financials are down from the high figures of a year ago, in line with the rest of the parent Group. BayWa has also divested its precision agriculture...
InVivo completes United Malt acquisition
Malteries Soufflet, a subsidiary of the French agribusiness cooperative InVivo, has completed its AUS$1.5 billion takeover of Australia’s United Malt, following regulatory clearances in its markets. The deal, which creates the...
First new RL milling wheat since 2017
The new AHDB Recommended Lists (RL) for cereals and oilseeds 2024/25, published this week, see fewer new varieties added than those removed as outclassed, leading to a shorter list for most major crops. The Board highlights the...
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