CropsEngland's barley harvest falls to a 14-year low as wheat edges up
Provisional Defra figures put English barley production at 3.7m tonnes, down 11%, and wheat at 10.8m tonnes, up 0.8%, while feed barley trades at a wide discount to wheat.
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CropsIrish farmers seek talks with Boortmalt as anger grows over malting barley prices
The IFA wants the maltster to waive its €10 a tonne handling charge for 2026 after harvest prices failed to reflect higher fertiliser, fuel and labour costs; the Irish Grain Growers' Group called the prices an insult.
Market ManagementDairygold sets harvest 2026 grain prices at 218 euro for barley, 228 euro for wheat
The Irish co-op took in more than 100,000 tonnes of grain and beans and says quality was excellent even though dry weather cut some yields.
CropsIrish grain growers say harvest prices leave no margin and ask for a €68 million rescue
After Tirlán set its 2026 grain and oilseed prices, farm groups said soaring input and labour costs have wiped out margins and warned growers may skip potash and phosphate.
CropsTirlán pays €220/t for feed barley as its grain intake falls to 190,000t
Irish co-op Tirlán set harvest prices of €220/t for green feed barley and €230/t for green feed wheat, up €30/t on last year, but took in 190,000 tonnes against almost 223,000 in the 2025 bumper harvest.
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First Irish harvest price out: Centenary Thurles offers €225/t for feed barley
Centenary Thurles has set Harvest 2026 prices of €225/t for feed barley, €237/t for feed wheat and €220/t for oats, a year-on-year rise that the IFA and the Irish Grain Growers' Group say still falls short of soaring input costs on tillage farms.
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Feed wheat slips again as bigger Australian and Canadian crops swell world stocks
UK November feed wheat fell 1.3% to £209.75/t after the USDA lifted its global wheat stock forecast to 276.3 million tonnes and trimmed the US maize crop less than traders expected; Brent crude topped $100 for the first time since May.