For the second consecutive year, cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) larvae numbers remained consistently low during the 2025/26 oilseed rape establishment and growing season on the majority of farms surveyed. The latest CSFB stem larvae...
United Oilseeds reports that 2026 oilseed rape crop yields appear to be holding up, despite the hot, dry conditions over much of the spring and summer. But the early harvest has brought logistics problems. The co-operative says the prolonged summer heat has brought...
European oilseed markets have continued to strengthen despite the arrival of the Northern Hemisphere harvest, with a combination of geopolitical tensions, weather concerns and logistical disruptions outweighing the normal seasonal pressure of increased supplies. Nick...
Vegetable oils have followed crude oil lower in recent weeks amid market perceptions that the US conflict with Iran is coming to a close, despite last weekend’s flare up. Weather concerns have proved a bullish element at times, even...
The revival in the oilseed rape crop area for harvest 2026 – from the prior year’s four decade low – is expected to continue into the area planted for the 2027 harvest. United Oilseeds reports that many farmers...
Volatile geopolitical developments surrounding the US and Iran continue to dominate oilseed markets, while emerging weather concerns in Europe and North America are adding further uncertainty to rapeseed trading. Speaking to...