Posts by askewandbarrett

The DEFRA figures for the crop area in England have been released and there is a degree of uncertainty as to whether there was an increase in 2023 or not.   The actual figures show a small increase of 1.2% for beans and 6.5% for peas but given that there is a significant confidence interval…

With the start of the new crop pea harvest only three weeks or so away for the earliest southern growers, interest in old crop trading has started to wane. Crops in general are said to look good, with the general impression that baring any dramatic turn in weather conditions pulse harvest 2023 could be above…

The Pulse trade since the start of the year has been relatively stable, opportunities were limited and following wheat futures, feed prices fell. Demand for pulses has however picked up a little in recent weeks and prices have stabilised over the last month. It is well known that values for agricultural commodities worldwide, take no…