Milling wheat 2023

Adeptandy · Sep 13, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
Has anyone ever had one rejected for being over 15% protein?

14.2% Protein rejection last year @ Whitworths, Peterborough, still went for milling but got a redirect penalty

britt · Sep 13, 2023

Bruce Almighty said:
Load of Skyfall today £1 deduction for 12.9 protein

Where’s the £1 bonus when it’s 13.1 protein ?

In their pocket, as ever.

Bigjon44 · Sep 13, 2023

Gill Horse said:
Offered £260 for October

May hold out then a bit longer although could do with some revenue!!!

Sonoftheheir · Oct 4, 2023

All our wheat has gone, all full spec grp1 except a few loads had ergot, only £21pt to clean!

We used 120kg/ha nitrogen overall, with half drilled end oct,start Nov and the other half drilled first week of February.

The whole farm average was 3.75t acre sold, so not too bad?

Bigjon44 · Oct 4, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
All our wheat has gone, all full spec grp1 except a few loads had ergot, only £21pt to clean!

We used 120kg/ha nitrogen overall, with half drilled end oct,start Nov and the other half drilled first week of February.

The whole farm average was 3.75t acre sold, so not too bad?

Skyfall?

Sonoftheheir · Oct 4, 2023

Bigjon44 said:
Skyfall?

Crusoe and Zyatt

Bigjon44 · Oct 4, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
Crusoe and Zyatt

Did you have any bydv?

Sonoftheheir · Oct 4, 2023

Bigjon44 said:
Did you have any bydv?

No, probably drilled too late for it?

Steevo · Oct 4, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
All our wheat has gone, all full spec grp1 except a few loads had ergot, only £21pt to clean!

We used 120kg/ha nitrogen overall, with half drilled end oct,start Nov and the other half drilled first week of February.

The whole farm average was 3.75t acre sold, so not too bad?

Very well done. I’d be very happy indeed if I had achieved that.

Bigjon44 · Oct 4, 2023

Better off drilling later if you can get away with it!!
Still pretty good yields

Sonoftheheir · Oct 5, 2023

Steevo said:
Very well done. I’d be very happy indeed if I had achieved that.

Thanks very much, the price wasn’t too bad either considering!

Are high milling premiums here to stay

Sonoftheheir · Oct 5, 2023

Bigjon44 said:
Better off drilling later if you can get away with it!!
Still pretty good yields

Would of had all in before Christmas if it wasn’t for the frozen sugar beet!

Bigjon44 · Oct 5, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
Thanks very much, the price wasn’t too bad either considering!

Are high milling premiums here to stay

250£?

Steevo · Oct 5, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
Thanks very much, the price wasn’t too bad either considering!

Are high milling premiums here to stay

That’s the big question.

I’d guess they will stay high as long as wheat is the fert price does/has.

But like lots of farming at the moment it’s all a gamble….often with the odds stacked against us.

The Insider · Oct 5, 2023

Bigjon44 said:
Cefetra only saying 240£,they making a little tenner

They're probably not. Whereabouts are you though? Big geographical differences in end user pricing.

Elliott · Dec 27, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
All our wheat has gone, all full spec grp1 except a few loads had ergot, only £21pt to clean!

We used 120kg/ha nitrogen overall, with half drilled end oct,start Nov and the other half drilled first week of February.

The whole farm average was 3.75t acre sold, so not too bad?

Hi just curious in what form that 120kg was applied? Our proteins were not great this year. Zyatt seemed to perform better than the others 12.5-13% 300kgN.

Sonoftheheir · Dec 27, 2023

Elliott said:
Hi just curious in what form that 120kg was applied? Our proteins were not great this year. Zyatt seemed to perform better than the others 12.5-13% 300kgN.

3x 120kg/ha (product) prilled 34.5% N

Elliott · Dec 27, 2023

Sonoftheheir said:
3x 120kg/ha (product) prilled 34.5% N

Blimey that’s good going. All before flag leaf?
Is that the usual routine for you?

glasshouse · Dec 27, 2023

Humble Village Farmer said:
That's not going to happen and nor is a cut in the 13% protein for milling. Both these, ergot and anything else you can think of is used to knock the price and divert increased profits to the buyer.

It will happen, once someone asks for it

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