Welcome to CropCast Conversations hosted by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. On today’s episode Mark is joined by James Bolesworth (CRM AgriCommodities) to discuss how grain markets are looking for 2025 and in part 2 Mark is joined by George Chalmers (SAC Consulting) and Neil Havis (SRUC Professor, Crop Pathology) to update us on how crops are looking in Scotland.
Episode Timestamps
00.00 PART 1 – James Bolesworth (CRM AgriCommodities)
03.30 Wheat price movements over winter and early spring
06.14 Why has there been a steeper decline in grain price over the last few months?
09:20 Carryover stocks: current position and going into next season
12.58 Trump and tariffs: impact on food commodities and the grain market
16.33 Crop conditions and predicted reduction in production and output
19.55 Selling new crop: looking at opportunities to smooth the curve of volatility
23.00 PART 2 – George Chalmers (SAC Consulting) and Neil Havis (SRUC, Professor of Crop Pathology)
24.17 How crops are looking in Scotland
32.51 Yellow Rust and YR15
37.19 Choosing wheat varieties to grow this autumn
38.20 Spring barley update
42.30 Ramularia: the late season disease
FAS Resources
New yellow rust strain confirmed - FAS
FAS Newsletters - Crops & Soils Edition
Crop Trials Evening - Lothians
Crop Trials Evening - Aberdeenshire
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