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Market Report is a two-page report distributed every Monday, providing market commentary on key events and prices affecting global cereals and oilseed markets.

Understand market requirements

Producing a crop to meet tight market specifications requires a good understanding of pre-harvest agronomy and post-harvest storage.

Consequently, many HGCA web pages contain information relevant to the production of quality grain. The following are the most relevant:

See also the Cereal sellers’ checklist.

Meet specifications for milling wheat

Hagberg falling number (HFN) is a crucial part of the milling wheat specification. The Recommended List helps growers avoid varieties prone to low HFN. HGCA is also investing in the production of new varieties to maintain a high HFN.

Meet specifications for malting barley

Achieving the correct grain nitrogen content is one of the key considerations for malting barley. Information on nutrient management for barley production is available on the HGCA Nutrients page.

Understand the biofuel market

Biofuels include bioethanol (uses wheat as a feedstock) and biodiesel (uses oilseed rape as a feedstock). This relatively young market is particularly sensitive to government policy but, over the longer-term, is likely to increase in importance.

HGCA has produced a range of publications and tools to improve understanding of this market.

Wheat for export

Look out for the ukp (bread wheat) or uks (soft wheat) logos in the HGCA Recommended Lists to select varieties suitable for export as quality whole grain wheat.
Find out more about HGCA’s exports work.

Information on straw

The decision whether to chop or bale straw is an individual one for a variety of reasons, including the regional straw price and the nutrient, organic matter and soil structure value of incorporating straw. HGCA has produced a publication that details the advantages and disadvantages associated with straw incorporation and removal, along with information that can be used to help calculate the nutrient content of straw.

Associated pages

Keep up to date with the latest research on HGCA’s industrial uses research page.

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