Latest market prices, news and analysis LAND MARKETSFarmland prices fall 5% as confidence wanesThe average price of bare agricultural land across England and Wales fell by an average of 5% in 2025, though the signs are that the market did flatten in the… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESRABDF warns of further producers leaving dairy sectorThe UK dairy sector is braced for further consolidation following a sharp fall in milk prices which has left many producers being paid less than the cost of production. Robert… LAND MARKETSFarmland in your area 2025: East of EnglandThe surge in sales of farmland that was widely predicted in the wake of inheritance tax (IHT) relief reform has not materialised in the eastern counties of England – indeed,… INPUT MARKETS AND PRICESEU suspends fertiliser tariffs and seeks to halt carbon taxThe EU Commission has committed to making fertiliser more affordable for farmers in the bloc, following an extraordinary meeting of EU agriculture ministers on 7 January. It has introduced a… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESGlobal wheat surplus keeps prices in check into new yearA large global wheat surplus continues to dominate market sentiment despite other geopolitical drivers, keeping wheat prices at persistently low levels. May 2026 UK feed wheat futures started the new… DAIRY MARKETS AND PRICESUplift at GDT auction offers hope amid falling milk pricesA jump in wholesale dairy values at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on 6 January will come as welcome news for dairy farmers, following an exceptionally challenging few months… MARKETS AND TRENDSOutlook 2026: Poultry assessment may help safeguard futureThe past 12 months have seen a significant turnaround for the UK poultry sector, for both meat and eggs. Most poultry businesses are now turning some form of quantifiable profit… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESOutlook 2026: Cautious optimism for beef sectorAfter several years of volatility, the UK beef sector entered the new year with prices holding firmer than many observers expected, says Andersons consultant Charlotte Dun. GB deadweight cattle prices… MEAT MARKETS AND PRICESUK beef granted reciprocal access to US marketA quota for UK beef exports to the US has been introduced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, allowing up to 13,000t of British beef a year… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESOutlook 2026: Sugar beet faces lower prices, increased costsIt was written last year that despite the 17.5% price reduction to a headline £33/t, the 2025-26 sugar beet campaign would produce returns for growers that compared favourably to alternative… CROPS MARKETS AND PRICESOutlook 2026: Potato price pressure mountsThe optimism of the sector experienced over the past two years has been dampened by the finish to the marketing of the 2024 harvest, due to oversupply as old crop… BUSINESSOutlook 2026: Small returns for best combinable crop growersThe past two seasons have been incredibly challenging for all combinable crop growers – physically for all and financially for most. Fundamentally, yield, or rather lack of it, has been… More articles
