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Grain Trends: look back on prices for 2024
Siobhán Walsh
In this week’s Grain Trends report, we look back at prices for different crops in 2024 and what levels they reached.
21 December 2024 News
Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.
18 December 2024 Markets
Grain Trends: prices move up
There is some positivity in wheat and barley markets this week. Rapeseed has moved up and down in recent weeks.
Tillage management: payments, hedgerows and a break
There are jobs to be done on farms and crops need to be kept an eye on, but it is important to take a break.
18 December 2024 Husbandry
Grain Trends: rapeseed takes a jump
Oilseed rape prices increased significantly this week. Wheat prices recovered slightly from a drop last week.
4 December 2024 Markets
US oil achievements derived from Irish expertise
The Dealer heard an Irish company is making records in the US with its seed business.
4 December 2024 News
Tillage Management: costs, returns and oilseed rape
There is still fieldwork to be done, but there is also a need to do up costs and returns estimates for the 2025 season.
4 December 2024 Husbandry
950 applications for straw baling payment
A total of 950 applications were made for the Baling Assistance Payment, which the minister introduced in July.
26 November 2024 News
Winter cereal area estimated up almost 27,000ha
Teagasc has released winter cereal and oilseed rape cropping area estimates for the 2025 season.
24 November 2024 News
Teagasc estimates 1.9m tonnes of cereals produced
Teagasc outlined extremely wet months of weather in October, November, February, March and April as one of the major factors affecting planting and crop yields.
22 November 2024 News
Grain Trends: no major movements in markets
There haven’t been any major moves in grain markets this week. Oilseed rape prices are looking positive at present.
13 November 2024 Markets
Grain Trends: prices continue to be announced
Grain prices for harvest 2024 in Ireland have been announced in recent days. Here is some news from around the world.
30 October 2024 Markets