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The AHDB Market Intelligence team provides economic analysis to aid marketing decisions. In the markets section you will find up-to-the-minute prices, the latest market news, supply and demand and trade and policy information. As well as market outlook and risk management events and workshops, AHDB-HGCA market information services include the weekly market report, market data services, and end-market specific e-Newsletters.

In this week's Market Report

20 May 2013

UK new crop wheat futures slipped below £180 per tonne for the first time since October 2012 on Thursday but remained at a premium to Paris new crop futures prices.

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More market news

  • Weakening grain prices but soyabeans continue to extend gains

    17 May 2013

    New crop UK Liffe wheat futures (Nov-13) are trading at £179/t today; at yesterday’s close prices were £179.35/t, which was the lowest level for the contract since October 2012. Old crop futures (May-13) remain unchanged from yesterday’s close at £185.25/t. CBOT wheat (July-13) is also trading lower today at $250.93/t from $252.68/t on Thursday.

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  • In the latest issue of Prospects

    15 May 2013

    This issue looks at: USDA new season estimates; UK crop development; Malting barley update; AHDB-HGCA Grain Haulage Survey 2013

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  • Mid-Week Market Update

    15 May 2013

    Markets have been quiet so far this week, after a small amount of volatility following the USDA report on Friday

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  • US maize planting has progressed in the last week, but remains historically slow

    14 May 2013

    The latest USDA crop progress report shows that maize plantings increased by 16% points on the previous week to 28% on 12 May. This is still very much behind the 85% planted at the same time last year and the 65% five year average.

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Market information

  • Supply and demand
    HGCA publishes monthly Defra forecasts of cereal supply and demand for the UK split into the areas of availability, consumption, exports or stocks.


  • Survey results
    Results from HGCA's Planting, Variety, Cereal Quality and Haulage surveys
     
  • Intrastat guides 
    Updated HGCA Intrastat guides for grain and oilseed dispatches and arrivals

  • Market Report
    HGCA's weekly market newsletter

  • Prospects
    HGCA's fortnightly analysis of the markets

  • Market data center
    UK and International market data available on demand

  • Feed wheat sensitivity calculator
    HGCA's sensitivity analysis calculator for feed wheat

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Exchange Rates and Data Conversion

(as at 21 May 2013, 10:23)

1 EUR = GBP0.8484
1 EUR = USD1.2878
1 GBP = EUR1.1786
1 GBP = USD1.5178

15-minute delayed prices updated every hour. Data provided by Reuters
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Futures Prices

(as at 21 May 2013, 10:23)

LIFFE Wheat£ / tonne
May 13178.50 (unch)
Jul 13177.50 (-1.25)
Nov 13174.50 (-1.50)
Jan 14177.20 (unch)
Mar 14178.90 (unch)
Nov 14165.00 (-1.10)
 
MATIF Wheateuro / tonne
Nov 13202.00 (-1.25)
Jan 14201.75 (-1.25)
Mar 14201.25 (-1.50)
May 14202.25 (-1.25)
Nov 14198.00 (-1.50)
 
MATIF Rapeseedeuro / tonne
Aug 13437.00 (-0.50)
Nov 13428.25 (-0.50)
Feb 14428.75 (unch)
May 14427.25 (unch)
Aug 14402.75 (unch)
 
MATIF Malting Barleyeuro / tonne
Nov 13237.50 (unch)
Jan 14239.50 (unch)
Mar 14228.25 (unch)
May 14231.25 (unch)
Nov 14227.00 (unch)
 
CBOT Wheat$ / tonne
Jul 13251.76 (unch)
Sep 13254.52 (unch)
Dec 13260.30 (unch)
Mar 14266.37 (unch)
May 14268.94 (unch)
 
CBOT Maize$ / tonne
Jul 13255.71 (unch)
Sep 13218.31 (unch)
Dec 13204.82 (unch)
Mar 14209.05 (unch)
May 14212.11 (unch)
 
CBOT Soybean$ / tonne
Jul 13538.06 (unch)
Aug 13511.05 (unch)
Sep 13475.51 (unch)
Nov 13450.07 (unch)
Jan 14452.64 (unch)
Mar 14454.47 (unch)
May 14455.58 (unch)
 

15-minute delayed prices updated every hour. Data provided by Reuters

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