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Fertiliser prices had already spiked higher pre‑Iran conflict & up £100/t since. Markets now eye @USDA #USDA Prospective Plantings (31 Mar), 1st 26/27 S&Ds in May & @AHDB_Cereals upcoming UK S&D & crop condition updates later this wk. ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilsee… #oatt #arable #grains

2⃣ Oilseeds #OSR softened: May-26 Paris matif rapeseed fell 1.8% to €501.75/t, dragged by weaker Chicago #soyabeans, a stronger € euro & profit‑taking. #oatt #grains #arable

1⃣ Grain markets eased last week as high near-term global supplies & rains in the US Plains pressured wheat & #maize, with May26 UK feed #wheat closing at £171.25/t (‑£3.20 w/w). (via @AHDB_Cereals) ahdb.org.uk/news/arable-ma… #oatt #grains #arable

#Wheat firm on geopolitics, not supply. #Barley demand slow but spring drilling flying. #OSR supported by crude, old crop tight. #Oats & #pulses quiet with millers covered. Crude $110.39, £/€1.16. Your weekly update from the #grain store #oatt #arable mailchi.mp/847336461afe/2…

Rapeseed #OSR is at 21.1 Mt (Dec: 21.8; 2025: 21.4), with yield normalisation from 2025’s strength outweighing an increase in area from 6.4 to 6.6 Mha. Full dataset here coceral.com/web/coceral%20… (via @COCERAL_EU) #oatt #grains #arable

#Barley at 59.3 Mt, raised from 58.2 Mt in Dec but still sharply under '25’s 63.6 Mt.​ #Corn output is forecast at 60.7 Mt (Dec: 58.9; 2025: 59.3), but planted area is shrinking (8.1 vs 8.4 Mha) as growers switch to other spring crops after several disappointing yrs. #oatt 3/

EU #grain output reduced again in @COCERAL’s March 2026 update. #wheat & #barley down YoY, while corn recovers & #OSR slips on yields despite higher area.​ Total 2026 EU‑27+UK grains now seen at 298.8 Mt, up slightly on Dec 296.7 Mt, but well below last yr’s 310.5 Mt. #oatt 1/

@AHDB_Cereals Canada remains the main non‑EU origin at ~364kt, down YoY, nothing from Ukraine this season (c. 60kt in Jul–Jan 2024/25). Monthly flows show strong #imports in July, October & December, though January 2026 reduced to 216kt (while still above Aug–Sep levels). #oatt #grain /2

UK #wheat #imports are down this season. Jul–Jan 2025/26 1.52Mt, down 23% from 1.96Mt Jul-Jan 24/25.​ EU still dominates UK importd: ~1.13Mt EU vs 390kt non‑EU origins (75:25 split). Germany, France, Denmark & Lithuania EU sources. via @AHDB_Cereals ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilsee… /1

#Wheat lifted by Middle East tensions & oil spikes, though fundamentals stay comfortable. #Barley trade remains quiet w/weak #malting demand. ##OSR firm on energy markets but vulnerable if tensions ease. #Pulses still £ vs other proteins. #oatt #grains mailchi.mp/5e3bb38c6943/1…

Full dataset (updated monthly) available here via @AHDB_Cereals bit.ly/40omVK3 #oatt #grains #cereals 4/

Broiler trends: GB compound broiler feed down 12.2% y/y in Jan-26, but integrated broiler units posted a 21.1% rise.​ Integrated poultry units (IPUs) expanding: total GB IPU output reached 200.1Kt in Jan-26, up 17.2% y/y, with Jul25–Jan26 up 12.5% to 1.45Mt. 3/

GB #animal #feed production data was also updated last wk by @AHDB_Cereals. GB compound feed output slipped to 948.4Kt in Jan-26, down 2.8% y/y, though Jul-25–Jan-26 production is still 1.4% higher at 6.65Mt #grains #oatt #arable 1/

Oat millers: Oct–Dec 25 #oats milled reached 132.5 Kt (+5% y/y), with Jul–Dec 25 at 265.3 Kt (+7.7%). Oat closing stocks in Dec were 18.7 Kt, sharply lower (‑24.9% y/y). Full dataset available via @AHDB_Cereals at bit.ly/4b4J58U #oatt #grains /6

Brewers, maltsters & distillers (BMD) Jan 26 #barley usage 110.5 Kt (‑23.2% y/y), while #wheat usage rose to 90.9 Kt (+6.8%). Across Jul 25–Jan 26, BMD barley use totals 831.3 Kt (‑19.2% y/y), while wheat is 642.2 Kt (‑5.0% y/y), suggesting a notable pullback in barley demand /5

@AHDB_Cereals latest human & industrial (H&I) usage data is out (to Jan 2026). Covers #wheat flour millers, #barley brewers/maltsters/distillers #oat millers, feeding into UK #cereals S&D balances 1/