up dated July 2010

Crop Production Contracts Harvest 2011

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Wheat Production Harvest 2011

Farming4profit reserves the right to change following values without warning. All prices are 'ex farm'.

Growers need to be ACCS registered at the point of sale.

Winter / Spring Wheat – Feed Wheat +£15/t premium. Einstein Yield. Eastern, Southern Counties & Midlands. Contract of the Season
a. No hagberg or protein standards required!
b. Needs to follow a break crop NOT an early driller
c. Base price can be forward fixed, flexibility available as required
d. October-drilled achieved 12.5t/ha Harvest 08. Nov drilled 10.5t/ha. Jan drilled 9t/ha. Feb - 8.5t/ha. March - 7.5t/ha
e. British-bred HGCA recommended - this is not an obscure 'import'
f. Seed cost between £360 and £380/t spd delivered
g. NB: normally sold out by Jan - need to order in late Sept.
Winter Wheat - End October after sugar beet / Potatoes
a. 25% premium over the 13% Solstice Bread making Wheat Price
b. SIGNIFICANT VALUE /TONNE
c. True winter wheat - drilling no later than 30th Jan
d. Full milling specification required - specific market end use
e. Enquire NOW before its gone!

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Break Crops Harvest 2011

Winter Linseed A potential alternative to winter oilseed rape in the right situation
a. Split contract Price - Half at 15% premium over the ex farm price of rape / Half at £275/t ex farm minimum or market price if greater at movement
b. Any region south of Edinburgh, excluding Cornwall & Wales (at these prices)
c. Mid - late July harvest - far easier to combine than spring Linseed
d. Does not like compacted or ground prone to water logging.
e. Pigeons, flea beetle, slugs less problematic than rape BUT can cause damage if not controlled where excessive.
f. Pigeons generally graze rape in preference to winter linseed.
g. Significant crop alternative where slug pellet application rates on rape are becoming a major issue.
h. Ensure seed bed is lightly rolled to avoid frost lift.
i. Grass and BLW herbicides available pre & post em. Stale seed bed best start. Significant chemicals now available to control even black grass.
Winter OSR - Special Oil Contracts - HOLL
a. V1410L improved establishment and yield over Splendor
b. Only pay seed cost for area established by mid October.
c. Premium + crushing price + oil bonus - flexibility on crushing price / movement
d. Varieties have good disease resistance & suit differing soils
e. Contracts for 2011 harvest on hold due to over supply in market. This is primarily attributable to one crusher. Other players in market are re-establishing positions.
f. Contract for V1400L pending WATCH THIS SPACE (July 17th '10)

White “Mammoth” Millet – up to Vale of York. Pictures of 2008 crops
a. Not prone to damage from pigeons, rabbits or pheasants
b. Bred for UK conditions, – excellent late spring crop.
c. Ideal for light or medium soil type, following sugar beet, potatoes or as an extra break to extend OSR rotation.
d. Not susceptible to any known disease in UK.
e. Probably the best combinable spring crop available – must be viewed.
f. Serious alternative to winter or spring oilseed rape.
g. 100% UK-grown seed. Fully traceable. Guaranteed purity - not to be confused with any other white millet contracts available. Mammoth millet is the ONLY white millet seed grown in the UK to strict standards - beware of foreign imports!

Winter Oats – Feed Wheat base price+ up to 30% as bonus / tonne.
a. National coverage. £600 - £800/ha GM
b. Very successful contract, robust crop for UK climate.
c. Reduced Nitrogen needs
d. No PGR requirements on some varieties
e. Excellent quality retention during wet harvest.
f. A crop that will wait for you unscathed through the worst harvest weather.
g. No loads rejected in 10 years production.

Winter Pea Variety - trials on-going - North England / Scotland.
a. New variety receptive to day length.
b. Looks very promising for North.
c. 2010 crop survived 09 / 10 winter
d. No major disease issues.
e. any growers interested in trying a small crop - please make contact.
Spring Pea Production for UK Use - awaiting latest update July '10
a. Marrow Fat Peas £250/t@ 5% waste & stain, Admix Sakura, Falstaff
b. Marrow Fat Peas £220/t @ 5% waste & stain, Admix Genki
c. tolerance up to 15% w/s/a at £3/%, Max 25% bleach
d. If accepted within basic contract terms but over 15% w/s/a min price paid £220/t Sakura, Falstaff/ £190/t Genki
e. Harvest movement at less £10/t
f. Full contract details via registration link here
Winter Oats – Seed Production
Winter oats do not need to vernalise - so can be drilled well into December.
a. Feed Wheat + Premium £20+/t.
b. Total Crop commitment.
c. Cheap to grow and excellent yield opportunity.

d. All regions - Southern England of particular interest.

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Spring OSR – virgin, or 10 year clear of crucifer types.
a. Hybrid seed multiplication of varieties for EU market
b. Requires an experienced grower who likes a challenge!
c. Breeder looking for long term relationship.
d. Euro 1200 / ha value plus minimum guarantee and bonus relative to yield.
e. Require growers for 2010 drilling

Spring White Lupin - Light land alternative - Grow your own protein!
a. Major alternative to spring beans on light land
b. 1kg Lupin meal = 1kg Soya meal - safeguard your soya / protein price for livestock / dairy budgets
b. Protein supplement of £38/ha
c. Nitrogen-fixing crop - best residual levels of all pulses
d. very low inputs - no significant pests or diseases - no bruchid beetle!
e. Easy straight forward quality criteria
f. UK Value significantly higher than beans, plus export markets
g. Combinable crop - excellent break for wheat - full agronomy details
h. Contract terms now known - values remain firm for 2011 harvest

Commercial oilseed rape seed - highest HGCA 2010 Rec. List Gross Output variety PR46W21 - details here

Commercial oilseed rape seed - BEST semi dwarf HGCA Rec. List - PR45D03, HGCA candidate PR45D05 and very latest PR46D06

- advantages of growing semi dwarf rape - details here
ALL the above on special offer until 31st July 2010

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Contracts Pending Harvest 2011 Pricing

Spring Beans - Harvest 2010
a. Fuego - minimum £10 - Max £30/t over ex farm feed wheat to be agreed 15th of the month prior to month of movement
b. Movement Sept - Dec 2010 by mutual agreement
c. Max 14% moisture, 1% admix. Suitable for human consumption
d. Seed supplied by contracting merchant - price on application

Spring Linseed - Harvest 2010 - Brown Linseed - Withdrawn
a. £300/t fixed ex farm - can be withdrawn without warning
b. Sept - Dec 31st 2010
c. Stock seed £85/ha Prelude + Chinook treated
OR
d. 15% over ex farm oilseed rape crushing price at time of movement
OR
e. 50/50 split between above prices on produce from area sown
f. Full area buy back contract
NEW OFFER 28TH JAN. 2010 - £275/T ex farm HARVEST movt

Yellow Linseed - Withdrawn
a. 25% over the ex farm OSR crushing price on produce from area sown
b. Stock seed price approx £70/ha

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Hemp Straw - Values Pending* - Significant new national break crop - ranking among one of the BEST gross margins available relative to location. Can be grown as far north as Aberdeen. Ideally complements a rotation where peas or rape are too close, improving yields across all crops.
a. Drill April, harvest August / September
b. Movement September '09 - August '10
c. £468/ha Gross Margin (2009 season) delivered March for straw only.
d. £740/ha Gross Margin (2009 season) del. March for straw & seed.
e. Forage Harvester provided by contracting company, freeing up own machinery. Contract baling also available at reasonable cost.
f. Full agronomy notes available.
g. Major crop of the 21st Century to minimise Carbon Footprint and may counter Carbon Tax Bill - learn to grow it now!
* Crop contracting has now re-started under new ownership. Management is re-structured. Contracts for Spring 2011 pending.

Crop - Buying Opportunities - to be updated shortly

Winter Wheat - 2009/10 Season Biscuit Contracts.
a. Min-Max Premium scale:

Group 3 Softs + Alchemy £5 - £20

Group 4 Hards £3 - £15

Premiums based on:

Moisture 15% max
Screenings/Admix. 2% max
Protein 10.7 % min
Ergot Nil
Hagberg 180 min Gluten Present and elastic
Specific Wt 74 kg/hl min

Collection Periods:

Period 1 Oct – Dec 2009
Period 2 Jan – Mar 2010
Period 3 Apr – Jun 2010

Applicable in all Regions

Winter Wheat - 2009/10 Season Bread Contracts.
a. Min-Max Premium scale:

Group 1 - Hereward, Gallant, Kingdom, Solstice £20 - £40

Group 2 - Panorama, Ketchum, Cordiale, Soissons £15 - 35.

Einstein - £10 - £25.

Premiums based on:

Moisture 15% max
Screenings/Admix. 2% max
Protein 13 % min
Ergot Nil
Hagberg 250 min Gluten Present and elastic
Specific Wt 76 kg/hl min

Collection Periods:

Period 1 Oct – Dec 2009
Period 2 Jan – Mar 2010
Period 3 Apr – Jun 2010

Applicable in all Regions. Fixed premiums limited to Yorks. Lincs. Notts. Derbys. Leics. Northants.Warwks.

Winter Barley - Harvest 2009 Flagon, Pearl, Cassata

Under Review
All areas

Spring Barley - Harvest 2009 Tipple, Quench, Optic, Cocktail

Under Review

All areas

Moisture

15% max

Nitrogen

1.85 max

Screenings (2.25mm)

4% max

Retention
(2.50mm)

90% min

Skinned grains

3% max

Specific Wt

63 kg/hl min

Admixture

2% max

Ergot/Fusarium

Nil

Germination

98% min

Tonnage Commitment: Grower commits any amount of Fixed Price, Min-Max and Open Price tonnage for the selected Movement Period. Allowances: All allowances by negotiation Where crops are not grown from seed supplied by the merchant some discount to the above prices MAY be proposed. If the grower fails to achieve an acceptable malting specification the grain is marketed as feed barley through the merchant concerned. The merchant will not default growers who fail to achieve malting quality.

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Out of season contracts - awaiting 2011 prices

Spring Barley - seed production. After single break or same barley variety.
a. East coast to M5, Thames to Firth of Fourth.
b. We tell you the stock seed price, you tell us the premium!
c. 40 ha. blocks special requirement, special premium available
Spring Barley -malting production - awaiting fresh deals

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Contracts Oversubscribed 2011 Harvest

Winter Oilseed Rape - seed production - virgin ground
a. pre RL varieties - £100/t + crushing price on tonnage used
b. 2 x 7 ha blocks needed - TOTAL CROP commitment
c. Seed at commercial value.
d. Avoid charlock, wild radish, stubble turnip fields.
e. Isolation distances from other rape varieties 200 meters.
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