February 2008 Prices serve as a guide only - actual prices will depend on volume, availability, quality and supply. Contact the food and farming department for lists of buyers. Prices from Organic Grain Link newsletters and 'Eye on the Market'.
| Grain type | Price (£) per tonne |
| Feed wheat | 300.00 |
| Milling wheat | 310.00* |
| Feed barley | 285.00 - 275.00 |
| Feed oats | 285.00 |
| Milling oats | 260.00 - 280.00 |
| Beans | 310.00 |
| Soya expeller | No data at present |
| Feed peas | 320.00 |
| Triticale | 285.00 |
*based on 13% protein content
News
Changes in area of organically managed land in England
Average price of feed crops, 2005-2007
Average price of milling crops, 2005-2007
Wheat prices in biggest one-day rise
Prices of top-quality wheat jumped 25 per cent to a record high on Monday in their largest one-day increase as Kazakhstan, one of the largest grain exporters, said it would impose export tariffs to curb sales. The move, which follows similar export restrictions in Russia and Argentina, is likely to put further pressure on already tight global wheat supplies.
Financial Times (26 Feb, front page)
Nothern Ireland crop study
Many people assume that organic crops will not perform as well as conventional (non-organic) crops grown with artificial fertilisers and the use of a range of pesticides to control weeds, pests and diseases. This assumption implies reduced yield, but is this the whole story? Yield may well be lower, but input costs for fertilisers and pesticides may be zero and the value of the crop per tonne higher.
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus, Northern Ireland has investigated this question with interesting results..
Read the full press release [PDF, 96 KB]
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