Spring Wheat - ZIRCON White Wheat - £25/t over Feed Wheat - minimum 130 hagberg, Zero Protein. Minimum 225 Hagberg, 11% Protein = £30/t premium. HGCA RL 2012.
Spring OSR - £460/t fixed Price HEAR oilseed rape. 'Act of God' contract with no tonnage commitment required. 50 metre isolation required from any other spring rape crop. Storage not required. Merchant will store on grower's behalf, though charges may apply.
Spring OSR - Hybrid Spring OSR seed production - gross margin opportunity in region of £1200/ha after costs. Virgin or ten year clear land required.
White & Red Millet - ideal for very light land, sandy soils or soils with minimal organic %. Low input, minimal nitrogen requirement. Remarkable crop for marginal or out-lying locations where distant tractor-work would otherwise be required. Values of £300/t available.
White GREGOR Peas - market opportunity of £35/t over feed peas 2012 harvest. NO BLEACHING CLAUSE. Highest yielding variety on PGRO list. 10% to 28% higher yielding than marrowfat varieties.
Brown Linseed - two varieties - 3 way split contract - fixed price (£340) / premium over osr crushing (£25)/ market price (anticipated at £320+/-)
It is generally recognised that there is minimal spring cropping land available and while some drills were seen first week February these were likely to be planting the remnants of winter wheat seed before growers close cereal plantings and move on to root and pulse planting mid March onwards. Conversely on the lighter soils some spring barley drilling may have already taken place mid December, with minimal activity since. The colder sandy soils will require a degree of warmth before growers re-start drilling barley, peas and other crops not being sown before soil temperatures really improve late February / early March.
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