Grain Trading
AIC to run 2020 wheat mycotoxin survey
With the wheat harvest now underway, the AIC is running its annual mycotoxin monitoring survey alongside flour miller trade body nabim. The survey gathers a large number of results and gives an early estimation of mycotoxin risk. In addition, AIC and its European...
Quiet pulses market as harvest approaches
While an earlier than usual pulse harvest will follow cereals to the combine, crop yields and quality remain uncertain at this stage of the season. Markets are little changed over the last two to three months. Prices have drifted lower as new crop approaches, reports...
Major grain merchants cease on-farm sampling
Following the AIC Crop Marketing Sector’s campaign to phase out the long-established practice of buyer sampling of grain on-farm, major grain merchant businesses have stopped sending people to draw grain samples from farm stores. The AIC said at the end of May that...
AIC reissues erucic acid code
The AIC has reissued its voluntary code of practice on testing certified seed of oilseed rape and making the results available, ahead of the autumn planting season for the crop which starts next month. The Association advises growers to be as diligent as possible to...
Agritel bought by Argus Media
French crop analyst and consultancy Agritel has been acquired by the London-based commodities and energy information service Argus Media. Agritel, founded 19 years ago by Michel Portier, offers data and analysis tools to help farmers and agribusinesses manage risk in...
Tilbury reopens after fire at grain terminal
The grain silo at the Tilbury export terminal in Essex will be closed for at least the month of July, after a fire there last week. But the owner has secured alternative storage to enable operations at the terminal to continue. The deep-water port on the Thames is one...