Grain Trading
Kiwa acquires the Acheta pest consultancy
Kiwa UK, part of the Dutch international testing, inspection and certification Kiwa Group, has bought Acheta Consulting, a UK independent pest management consultancy specialising in the food chain. Kiwa will run Acheta as an operating division of Kiwa Agri Food, one...
Currency, uncertainty and imports slow rapeseed market
The gyrations of the pound against the currencies of our major trading partners, against the background of parliamentary rows over Brexit, plus a fast import pace are slowing progress in the UK rapeseed market. New crop planting is moving along, despite an outlook...
Politics adds uncertainty as wheat harvest progresses
With wheat harvesting moving northwards through England, yields are reported to be high, although the quality picture is unclear. But there is a potential surplus to be exported at a time when the political situation is adding uncertainty, with trading terms...
NFU calls for E10 roadfuels
The NFU has written to a number of government departments calling for the mandatory 10% inclusion of bioethanol in petrol (E10) by 2020. It says the move from the present 5% inclusion would underpin the domestic wheat market at an uncertain time, as well as helping...
BayWa Agriculture stable at H1
German multinational trading conglomerate BayWa has reported a slightly higher profit from its agricultural division on marginally lower sales at the first half stage of its financial year. The division includes the Cefetra grain and feed materials trading business....
Erucic acid risk in non-certified osr seed
The Agricultural Industries Confederation has re-issued the Voluntary Code of Practice for testing for erucic acid in certified seed of oilseed rape, first introduced last year, as the industry prepares for more stringent standards. The code seeks to show that erucic...
