Early Christmas for arable producers?

[Widgetone]

So some very impressive yields and prices being bandied about on the Combinable price tracker thread.
Is it premature to say it would appear 21/22 is set to be a brilliant year for UK cereal growers - asking for a friend...

 

[MrNoo]

Am sure as many have done well as have had a pants year, one things for sure the fert price will rocket some more along with all other input prices. Just a merry go round and you keep adding 0's to the figures.
I think it's area/soil specific but on our tat what I've cut so far has been good to average, always the one or two fields that let the average down, certainly a legacy from the wet spell we had but am looking forward to cutting my Spring wheat which is on some decent (for us) dirt and has looked well all year.

 

[Hampton]

Hopefully we’ll get it in the shed first.
Raining here

 

[teslacoils]

Unsure.

Given I planted *zero* wheat for last harvest, this year was going to be better. And it's done very well. And prices good.

On the flip side, there are reports of BG infested crops, or waterlogged crops doing sub 3t, and plenty saying bushels low.

For me, it's been very good. But then I only have a little bit now.

 

[7610 super q]

Yeah. Got to cut it first though eh ?
The most crucial thing for an arable producer is a hot dry August.
Oh wait.........

 

[Clive]

So some very impressive yields and prices being bandied about on the Combinable price tracker thread.
Is it premature to say it would appear 21/22 is set to be a brilliant year for UK cereal growers - asking for a friend...

It’s looking good yield and price wise - frankly it needs to after last years which was a disaster for many, our yields were less than 50% of average flowing ridiculously wet autumn and winter followed by a 90 day drought in the spring - the perfect storm !!

its not in the shed yet though, we are about 40% cut and have dried the last 10-15%

 

[7610 super q]

Someone will be along soon to attempt some sort of joke about skiing.

 

[GeorgeK]

Yes good yields and prices but higher costs and some rotations are in need of a break from wheat and blackgrass

 

[Nearly]

On our little patch 2021 yields and prices are still short of where they would need to be to make up for the financial losses of last year and additional costs to feed and bed the cattle over last winter.
Better than nothing though.
Selling another 18 acres off this week.

 

[Clive]

Someone will be along soon to attempt some sort of joke about skiing.

I went snowboarding yesterday (in Tamworth !)

 

[Devil's advocate]

Yeah. Got to cut it first though eh ?
The most crucial thing for an arable producer is a hot dry August.
Oh wait.........

You should do moaning for a living.

 

[farmerfred86]

2 things...

1) It not in the barn yet... not proving easy
2) The cost of inputs will erode margins (Glyphosate trading at double if you can find any!)

 

[M-J-G]

One of my uni lectures said its just a mass on a field, until you have it in a sellable state it's worth nothing.

Think Dellboy's Russian video cameras

 

[Wilberforce]

Will be needed to cover the first cuts to BPS!

 

[4course]

Someone will be along soon to attempt some sort of joke about skiing.

no joke, but ive booked for next march 5 star hotel 1/2 board with full spa facilities direct slope access big ski area austria , but that was before the combine turned a wheel or the prices went up either for grain or inputs, but then at my age aint got that many years in front of me and have lost two due to the big c

 

[4course]

might have been misinterpreted by spin cycle " s response I meant covid as the the c I can assure all im in good health and thankfull for it

 

[snipe]

Never a good year in farming, just some years not as bad as others.
got an hours skiing in this afternoon before a late start on the combine.

 

[Nearly]

Never a good year in farming, just some years not as bad as others.
got an hours skiing in this afternoon before a late start on the combine.

I think I saw you down Stores Hill while JB was clearing bales.

 

[texelburger]

Well our yields, in the west,are about 10/15 % down for whatever reason.Extaste is 25 % down but that is a bit of an anomaly that,to date,that can't be explained.Hope the price holds up.

 

[moretimeforgolf]

Looked fairly promising …. until I put the combine in! Low bushel weights and distinctly average yields …. rather disappointed .
Oh, and input prices are going through the roof too! I’d be really worried if I had a big rent to pay.