Market Outlook

What's driving grain prices? Helen Plant, AHDB Senior Analyst - Cereals and Oilseeds    

AHDB analyst delves into the factors driving prices this season, both domestically and globally, including a look at our first UK supply and demand estimates for the 2024/2025 crop year. 

Fertiliser markets and forward planning,  Finley Hawkins, Fertiliser Business Development Manager at Frontier Agriculture

Off the back of a difficult season, questions as to what nutrition strategies should look like for the spring will be front of mind for many farmers.

In this session, Frontier senior fertiliser business development manager, Finley Hawkins, will discuss fertiliser considerations for 2024/25. Covering market drivers and impacts on purchasing decisions, Finley will revisit the challenges of the past season and importance of a nutritional review to help mitigate future risks. As he highlights some of the learnings, he’ll also share some of the tools and analyses available to help farmers optimise their inputs.

What does a Trump presidency mean for global trade? Rupert Somerscales, Agri-Analytics

Over the last year or so, the international trade in grains has operated in a relatively stable manner, despite the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Will this continue under a Trump administration?