CropCast Conversations - 2025 Grain Markets and Update from the Field

Welcome to CropCast Conversations hosted by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs. On today’s episode Mark is joined by James Bolesworth (CRM AgriCommodities) to discuss how grain markets are looking for 2025 and in part 2 Mark is joined by George Chalmers (SAC Consulting) and Neil Havis (SRUC Professor, Crop Pathology) to update us on how crops are looking in Scotland.  Episode Timestamps  00.00 PART 1 – James Bolesworth (CRM AgriCommodities) 03.30 Wheat price movements over winter and early spring 06.14 Why has there been a steeper decline in grain price over the last few months? 09:20 Carryover stocks: current position and going into next season 12.58 Trump and tariffs: impact on food commodities and the grain market 16.33 Crop conditions and predicted reduction in production and output 19.55 Selling new crop: looking at opportunities to smooth the curve of volatility  23.00 PART 2 – George Chalmers (SAC Consulting) and Neil Havis (SRUC, Professor of Crop Pathology) 24.17 How crops are looking in Scotland 32.51 Yellow Rust and YR15 37.19 Choosing wheat varieties to grow this autumn  38.20 Spring barley update 42.30 Ramularia: the late season disease  FAS Resources Yellow rust - FAS New yellow rust strain confirmed - FAS June Crop Update - FAS FAS Newsletters - Crops & Soils Edition     Crop Trials Evening - Lothians Crop Trials Evening - Aberdeenshire Crop Trials Evening - Lanark Other Resources    CRM AgriCommodities   [email protected]  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]