Grain Trading
Fire shuts ADM Erith oilseed crushing mill
One of the UK’s three major oilseed rape processing sites, the ADM facility at Erith east of London, is closed following a fire at the extraction area of its crushing plant last Friday. The incident required six fire engines and 40 fire crew to bring under control....
Grain buyers encourage farmer grain sampling
The AIC is encouraging arable farmers to be responsible for taking their own grain samples and sending then to merchant laboratories for analysis. It says the grain industry has been working for some time to improve the safety and accuracy of on-farm grain sampling...
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...
Tour des Silos 2020 is on – and going global
The annual Tour des Silos charity cycle ride is to go ahead after all this year, but under a different format. And the Sunday May 31st 2020 event will have participants in at least four continents. Former Openfield grain store development manager Rob Sanderson started...
Covid-19 affects BayWa’s Q1 grain trading
Cefetra parent BayWa has reported increased earnings on marginally lower revenues from its agribusiness interests in the first three months of 2020. Coronavirus has impacted some areas of operations while benefitting others. The German multinational group’s...
Cefetra adds Great Tew to its storage network
Cefetra Grain has reached a long-term agreement with Great Tew Grain Processing to use the latter’s grain storage facilities in Oxfordshire from harvest 2020. Great Tew Grain Processing is a company within the Great Tew Estate group of diversified businesses based...