Episodes

  • 391 - World Cup & Barley Talk
    Jun 22 2026

    This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby. Andrew kicks off with the news that malting barley is looking good across Europe and Scotland — which, unfortunately, doesn't bode well for values.

    He talks about maltsters moving away from winter barley, before the team get into Andrew's guest appearance on the Farmers Weekly Podcast at Cereals.

    They also discuss the messages coming out of the latest season of Clarkson's Farm, and round things off with a look at carbon imports and the unfair playing field UK farmers are facing.

    🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, 2pm, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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    46 mins
  • 390 - Clarkson's Farm
    Jun 15 2026

    In this week's Bitesize, Andrew recaps the goings on at Cereals 2026, held at Clarkson's Farm on Wednesday — quite the venue.


    He talks about farmer moods more broadly, before turning to the big question on everyone's mind: what's this Super El Niño going to mean for us?


    🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, location TBC. Boots on standby.


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    15 mins
  • 389 - Good Advice Never Comes Cheap
    Jun 8 2026

    In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with the news everyone's been waiting for — rain!


    He takes a moment to reflect on his prediction about old crop prices coming back down proving correct, before running through where prices stand right now.

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    8 mins
  • 388 - Sunbathing in France
    Jun 1 2026

    In this week's Bitesize, Andrew is joined by Ben while Webby is away eating meats and cheeses.

    Prices have been mostly flat this week, possibly down to the half term lull.

    Andrew reveals a secret malting barley deal for store members, and Ben and Joe are heading off to the spring Bourse — watch this space.

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    13 mins
  • 391 - World Cup & Barley Talk
    Jun 1 2026

    This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby.

    Andrew kicks off with the news that malting barley is looking good across Europe and Scotland — which, unfortunately, doesn't bode well for values.

    He talks about maltsters moving away from winter barley, before the team get into Andrew's guest appearance on the Farmers Weekly Podcast at Cereals.

    They also discuss the messages coming out of the latest season of Clarkson's Farm, and round things off with a look at carbon imports and the unfair playing field UK farmers are facing.

    🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, 2pm, location TBC. Boots on standby.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    46 mins
  • 387 - No Rest for the Wicked
    May 25 2026

    In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with a look at the current state of the wheat market before running through values for both new and old crop.


    He then turns to the heatwave — how much damage is it actually doing?


    Andrew also shares his thoughts on malting barley and whether now is the time to market it.


    🚶 Podcast walk — Charles Bracey's, 27th May, 2pm. What3words: most.shuttled.rhino. Boots on.

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    12 mins
  • 386 - Enough Rain
    May 18 2026

    This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby. They kick things off with a debrief from the recent farmer meeting, before turning to the AHDB and whether their wheat figures are quite as reliable as they'd like us to think.


    The team talk about the May 27 ex farm price pushing up towards £200 — one to watch.


    They also weigh in on who the next Prime Minister might be, and Ben rounds things off by giving Andrew some last minute flower growing advice. Completely normal podcast.


    🚶 Podcast walk — Charles Bracey's, 27th May, 2pm. What3words: most.shuttled.rhino. Boots on.

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    39 mins
  • 385 - Oil Correlation
    May 11 2026

    This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby to discuss the current "peace" and what it means for the market — inverted commas very much intended.


    Webby digs into the correlation between oil and wheat on the futures charts, before the team talk about locking in higher fertiliser purchases against the improved grain prices.


    They also cover the market shorts still working their way out, and Andrew floats the possibility of an early harvest.


    📅 Don't forget — Farmers Meeting, Norfolk Food Hall, 12th May. See you there.


    🚶 Podcast walk — 27th May, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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    37 mins