Combinables Price Tracker

[teslacoils]

On a not very good looking crop I think close the gate now and harvest whatever there is could be the best option.

Not seen many bad looking crops.

 

[Andrew K]

A friend of mine carries over grain regularly if he isnt happy with prices offered in a certain year.Either big balls or abundant cashflow[or both!]

 

[crazy_bull]

On a not very good looking crop I think close the gate now and harvest whatever there is could be the best option.

Are there any bad looking crops about? Not many accross the midlands, not seen such pretty crops for many years.

c B

 

[crazy_bull]

A friend of mine carries over grain regularly if he isnt happy with prices offered in a certain year.Either big balls or abundant cashflow[or both!]

If it’s who I think it is….. I think Both

 

[Lincsman]

Are there any bad looking crops about? Not many accross the midlands, not seen such pretty crops for many years.

c B

There are a few waterlogged ones around here where fert would be wasted in the bare patches, Its in the 5 year period for DD soil restructuring I am told.

 

[David.]

Are there any bad looking crops about? Not many accross the midlands, not seen such pretty crops for many years.

c B

Nothing can possibly go wrong now then..

 

[Simon Chiles]

Are there any bad looking crops about? Not many accross the midlands, not seen such pretty crops for many years.

c B

I think there’s a French adage that a crop only ever looks good once in its life. Certainly since I first heard it it several years ago it does always seem to be true so personally I’d rather mine looked good on the day I intended to harvest it if I could choose.

 

[Chae1]

1 load rejected, 1 in today. Rejection on germination. Strange when it's all out of same 250t bulk.

That's malting barley for you. Although price looks attractive will have a £15/t haulage charge for boomerang load.

 

[teslacoils]

Only has to look good on the cheque.

 

[Billboy1]

if boris goes will the pound dip ?

 

[Renaultman]

Big danger; people buy expensive fert and don’t sell grain to cover it, and see the grain market fall.

But then we get wrong for covering costs instead of waiting for max profit As said before, I kind of do it with my 2nd wheats and wouldn't feel comfortable not doing it, at least I know there will be money for one of my biggest inputs.

 

[Steevo]

Big danger; people buy expensive fert and don’t sell grain to cover it, and see the grain market fall.

I can respect that perspective.

Personally I prefer to have all of my harvest in the barn and know what I have before I sell it.

Horses for courses.

 

[Steevo]

Are people cutting back on fert????
A lot, me included, seem to be drawn towards keeping N rates largely the same and going without any new shiney kit, this all assumes grain prices stay where they are and don't crash which would be painfull.

I know one farmer locally who is going with a low input / low output method this year - not sure I fancy it though.

That said, I would think globally there will be a cut back on fert - not all farmers in all countries will be able to afford it I would suggest. Even in the UK - it's not so much a case of cutting back on new kit....there are plenty that having the cash (and even a profit) can be a struggle at the best of times.

 

[teslacoils]

There will always be that guy in the pub who, despite securing all their fert on day one, has decided to sell half before delivery for a huge profit; cut their rates by half; direct drill everything; and still get record yields and sell at the top price.

 

[teslacoils]

Its in the 5 year period for DD soil restructuring I am told.

Ha

Ha
Ha

 

[Steevo]

There will always be that guy in the pub who, despite securing all their fert on day one, has decided to sell half before delivery for a huge profit; cut their rates by half; direct drill everything; and still get record yields and sell at the top price.

Only one guy...?! Usually the pub seems to be full of them!!

and as for the Farmers Weekly....!

 

[Flat 10]

I know one farmer locally who is going with a low input / low output method this year - not sure I fancy it though.

That said, I would think globally there will be a cut back on fert - not all farmers in all countries will be able to afford it I would suggest. Even in the UK - it's not so much a case of cutting back on new kit....there are plenty that having the cash (and even a profit) can be a struggle at the best of times.

Places like India, the govt buy the fert so it might not be as bigger drop as you think

 

[redsloe]

Only one guy...?! Usually the pub seems to be full of them!!

and as for the Farmers Weekly....!

I was going to say that it's not restricted to the guy in the pub anymore!

 

[average farmer]

Are there any bad looking crops about? Not many accross the midlands, not seen such pretty crops for many years.

c B

Best looking crops coming through winter I’ve seen since 2012

 

[thorpe]

Best looking crops coming through winter I’ve seen since 2012

and look what happend then!