Is harvest 2019 getting desperate in Scotland??

[Chae1]

Looks like your's and @Chae1 Laureate is standing very well, no brackling??

Yes, been happy with it. No issues. Finished malting barley now.

In 2017 we grew it for seed, weather was awful and it broke down very badly. Just went into a knot basically.

 

[Sandy]

Yes, been happy with it. No issues. Finished malting barley now.

In 2017 we grew it for seed, weather was awful and it broke down very badly. Just went into a knot basically.

I’m just started cutting barley is the quality okay with you’re malting barley?

 

[Chae1]

I’m just started cutting barley is the quality okay with you’re malting barley?

Yes. No problems this year. Screenings fine, N levels low 1.3s. Just apart from the fact there's too much and they don't want out of contract barley at the moment.

Think our yield meter on combine was reading far too high! Emptying a shed and don't think we'll have near the tons i thought from combine.

 

[Bossfarmer]

Yes. No problems this year. Screenings fine, N levels low 1.3s. Just apart from the fact there's too much and they don't want out of contract barley at the moment.

Think our yield meter on combine was reading far too high! Emptying a shed and don't think we'll have near the tons i thought from combine.

are you finding theres a bit pile but low specific weight with the Laureate?

 

[Chae1]

No. Specific weight good around 65kg

 

[Sandy]

Yes. No problems this year. Screenings fine, N levels low 1.3s. Just apart from the fact there's too much and they don't want out of contract barley at the moment.

Think our yield meter on combine was reading far too high! Emptying a shed and don't think we'll have near the tons i thought from combine.

That’s good for quality lexion yield meters can be very optimistic

 

[Chae1]

That’s good for quality lexion yield meters can be very optimistic

Frustrating when your booking lorries on the back of it. Will post final yields once all payments are in and adjusted for moisture. Nowhere near 3.6 i posted this time last week!

 

[Cowcalf]

doesnot get desperate until christmas trees start getting put in the windows and your still trying to combine

 

[Farmer Fin]

Frustrating when your booking lorries on the back of it. Will post final yields once all payments are in and adjusted for moisture. Nowhere near 3.6 i posted this time last week!

Thought you were getting a bit carried away. We are about 3.25 for what has left the farm so far. Bit worrying if they are not taking spot loads already especially at good spec.

 

[Sandy]

Thought you were getting a bit carried away. We are about 3.25 for what has left the farm so far. Bit worrying if they are not taking spot loads already especially at good spec.

Contract will always move first if that have plenty feed pile

 

[Chae1]

Contract will always move first if that have plenty feed pile

If that have plenty feed pile?

 

[Sandy]

If that have plenty feed pile?

Bloody iPhone if there’s plenty it will be in the feed pile

 

[Chae1]

Bloody iPhone if there’s plenty it will be in the feed pile

Don't know what the brave ones that didn't bother with contracts because spot price was going to be good will do.

Feed pile @£110

 

[z.man]

Been cutting winter oats last couple of days and while not a disaster definitely depressing, one more soaking away from being impossible to cut 12-14 acres left hope to be back to standing wheat tomorrow evening ........bit fed up just now, hopefully get hay baled tomorrow as well only 8 acre left to cut after this lot tidied up I sense plastic to get done

 

[AndrewB]

Lowest I can ever remember cutting wheat at, first day of Claire

wheat sprayed off 10 days ago to kill potato ground keepers, excellent yield.

 

[T C]

Had a spring barley tested at 12.7! Shame there aren't moisture bonus.

 

[Happy]

One of the big merchants sent email out today saying Scottish barley harvest across all regions between 15-25% above the 5 year mean.
Expect movement to take in excess of 3-4 weeks and don’t expect much of a market for over contract tonnage. They will take it if you want but will be unable to price it at this stage.

Thinking of putting the whole farm in OSR for next year. Will need to be quick but can’t see malting contracts being very attractive next year

 

[Chae1]

Did anyone else get told by merchants before this harvest, no need for contracts spot will be about £185!?

I know several guys who followed this advice and have no contracts for malting barley and no home for it.

 

[Happy]

Did anyone else get told by merchants before this harvest, no need for contracts spot will be about £185!?

I know several guys who followed this advice and have no contracts for malting barley and no home for it.

No, but have some on an open price contract which will be little better I fear.

 

[jh.]

Contract will always move first if that have plenty feed pile

As it should as that is why many of us do a proportion on contract. Frustrating if we can't get uplift for weeks