Arable price data

Organic arable prices

23 September 2024

(Indicative crop prices, current values October ex farm middle of UK)

Additional quality premiums on sample.

Prices serve as a guide only - actual prices will depend on volume, availability, quality and supply. Please note that in the current world situation, it is particularly difficult to give accurate price indications.

For a list of Soil Association certified organic grain merchants, please get in touch, quoting your name and producer membership/licensee number.

Market report

Courtesy of Simon Tubbs, Saxon Agriculture
www.saxon-agriculture.co.uk/organic/
Tel: 01760 726031 (Please contact us for specific prices for your region)

(24th September)

Markets are still fairly quiet with supply and demand currently finely balanced.

Despite some very average yields this season, there are still enough organic cereals being offered from farm or port to match any immediate demand from buyers. Non organic markets have been weaker too and, whilst organic premiums have been maintained, the organic tone has also been following wider market trends.

Recent consolidation at consumer level means there are fewer, but potentially larger, buyers around. Some of these have already bought good forward cover into early 2025, but others are operating on a hand to mouth basis which does create continued opportunity for sellers.

We do feel that raw material supplies may start to look stretched towards the end of the year, and prices could improve once we are through the mid point in the marketing calendar. This clearly depends on the state of the UK economy, any winter weather, and political upsets that can never be discounted as our newish government rolls out revised policies. Whilst some of these features are not new to us, a niche market such as ours is arguably more exposed to any uncertainty.