David Clark Farms of Lenham, Kent have started their oilseed rape harvest in earnest, tackling crops of Eiffel, Excalibur and Excel. For more information click here
Stephen Horn's crop of Cabernet has broken his previous OSR yield record at Bushy Down Farm with a yield of 4.8t/ha. For more information click here
Owen Cligg reports that oilseed rape yields are down on last year, but that Cabernet is performing well in the Salisbury area. For more information click here
Spring frost damage has done little to dampen Edward Parsons' rape yields with Cabernet producing up to 4.9t/ha. For more information click here
Owen Cligg talks to the Farmers Weekly about the factors currently influencing OSR prices and why the market has risen so sharply over recent weeks. For more information and to read the Farmers Weekly article follow this link
Andrew Wilson has been appointed the new Area Manager for Lincolnshire. See here for further information.
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Market closed up €0.25. Yield updates around EU show the French crop down 690,000t @ 4.8mil/t, Germany down 620,000t @ 5.6mil/t. The UK is seen up (although early days) 180,000t @ 2.12mil/t.
See here to view full market update report for 30-07-2010
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