Combinables Price Tracker

[Secret Agronomist]

What really doesn’t work is changing your strategy every year, based on what happened the previous year. Forward sellers miss some of a rising market but prices go down as well as up. They can drift down for longer than they rise too. There is no right or wrong answer - have a strategy and stick to it to get what is hopefully a good average.

You can’t get it right every time. Any TFF poster who tells you they do is a liar!

I sell probably 1t/acre of wheat around sowing time if the price is at all palatable then pick away at it over the next year. Usually have the last of the crop sold by the end of the year in which it is harvested (sold, not moved). I just stick to doing this as I've been burnt on the way down and up Its easier to take long term gambles if its your own money! Also I can fix wheat, milling oats and to a certain extent feed barley. But my single biggest cereal crop is now rye and until recently it's been a complete punt, so I need to spread the risk somehow. Besides which there is enough other risk in the business anyway with most of the cash flow coming from potatoes (50% on a fixed price) and carrots.

 

[Pan mixer]

Just bought a load of feed wheat at £207.5 delivered January

 

[Shropshirebuller]

Sold some Feed wheat for February £206
Shropshire

 

[Phil P]

Just done 2 loads of feed wheat for feb @£207 and a load of barley @£161

 

[Farma Parma]

Just done 2 loads of feed wheat for feb @£207 and a load of barley @£161

Have to ask is that ex farm no haulage??? coz that beats London Feed prices today but someone has too haul it for free if thats the case? thx

 

[shakerator]

US markets waking up now

 

[chaffcutter]

Low grade milling this month delivery £213 ex yesterday

 

[Worsall]

Just turned down £165/t feed barley for March. Sold last two loads feed wheat next week at £204/t. Milling left to sell.
All ex farm prices.

 

[Brisel]

Have to ask is that ex farm no haulage??? coz that beats London Feed prices today but someone has too haul it for free if thats the case? thx

Location... t’other side of Pennines where grain is in net demand

 

[Devon James]

Reaction to the USDA report

 

[Phil P]

Have to ask is that ex farm no haulage??? coz that beats London Feed prices today but someone has too haul it for free if thats the case? thx

That’s ex, book 5 loads of feed barley for August @£146 as well.
They where offering £165 for feed wheat August movement but holding on to see what happens with that.

 

[Sprog]

US markets waking up now

Yes,just slightly!

 

[teslacoils]

Is "limit up" a percentage or is it so many cents per bushel?

 

[yellow belly]

weld the shed door shut we are going to run out
or sell it cannot keep going up high prices will kill demand

round here roquets shutting

sell stored 2019 harvest 2020 what bit was harvested in the shed and sell 2021

or is 2021 harvest already looking to be below consumption

any weather issues before next harvest will add petrol to the fire

 

[yellow belly]

Is "limit up" a percentage or is it so many cents per bushel?

maize on 25 cents limit
as i understand it tomorrow the limit will be bigger

 

[Farma Parma]

Location... t’other side of Pennines where grain is in net demand

ypu mean the west side of the pennies i presume where there wont be as much grain grown?

 

[Farma Parma]

Can them south & north americans & canadians not count in 10/100/1000's ie KGs what a beamish out of date thing bushels is
its way more complicated that it ever needs too be. Pounds n ounces nearly as bad.
Dad was funny, hundred weights (CWT) you should know what they are
No i shouldnt Dad i started school after decimalation came into the UK
I could never win that argument tho
I still like two things from old shool & thats MPH & MPG & fields in Acres

 

[teslacoils]

Can them south & north americans & canadians not count in 10/100/1000's ie KGs what a beamish out of date thing bushels is
its way more complicated that it ever needs too be. Pounds n ounces nearly as bad.
Dad was funny, hundred weights (CWT) you should know what they are
No i shouldnt Dad i started school after decimalation came into the UK
I could never win that argument tho
I still like two things from old shool & thats MPH & MPG & fields in Acres

Yup. Apparently they have different gallons too.

 

[thorpe]

Can them south & north americans & canadians not count in 10/100/1000's ie KGs what a beamish out of date thing bushels is
its way more complicated that it ever needs too be. Pounds n ounces nearly as bad.
Dad was funny, hundred weights (CWT) you should know what they are
No i shouldnt Dad i started school after decimalation came into the UK
I could never win that argument tho
I still like two things from old shool & thats MPH & MPG & fields in Acres

try being bought up with metric & imperial my mind boggles somtimes. todays gen couldnt cope with selling fat beast to the 1/4 of cwt and i dont know how dad did !

 

[Phil P]

Can them south & north americans & canadians not count in 10/100/1000's ie KGs what a beamish out of date thing bushels is
its way more complicated that it ever needs too be. Pounds n ounces nearly as bad.
Dad was funny, hundred weights (CWT) you should know what they are
No i shouldnt Dad i started school after decimalation came into the UK
I could never win that argument tho
I still like two things from old shool & thats MPH & MPG & fields in Acres

I bet when you’re in the workshop you still measure stuff in inches though