The demand for UK pulses looks set to increase further with significant domestic interest in the 2021 crop. More immediately, the 2020 harvest appears to be a stop-start affair and much of the UK pulse crop is yet to be combined. A decent fine spell is now required to bring it home. While a massive…

At the time of writing we still await news of the first pulse crops from the UK… Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO, comments on pulse crops… At the time of writing we still await news of the first pulse crops from the UK. The prolonged drought of the spring, which led us to expect…

FOR SOME TIME NOW THE MARKETS FOR UK PULSES HAVE BEEN QUIET Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO, comments on pulse crops It has been noted elsewhere that the world has been facing a series of pseudo biblical events. Fires in Australia followed by floods, locusts across much of the Middle East and now India,…

MARKET VALUES FOR PULSES CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO, comments on pulse crops Market values for pulses continue to remain strong. Whilst internationally the values appear to have peaked, locally sterling values have held well and look to be stable. This is at least in part thanks to the significant…

THE MARKET VALUES FOR PULSES CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO, comments on pulse crops: “The prices for pulses have continued to strengthen into the new year. There is always uncertainty surrounding farmer intentions for spring planting, but with the land still saturated and unworkable in such large areas of the…

Since Mid-November market prices for pulses have firmed, further reflecting the continued demand for the product in markets right across Europe as well as in the UK. Roger Vickers, Chief Executive of PGRO, comments that since mid-November market prices for pulses have firmed further. As the turn of the year approached in November, feed values for UK pulses had…