Futures Close Report 10th July

China’s agriculture ministry on Thursday said it was lowering its forecast for corn consumption in the 2019/20 crop year citing the impact of African Swine Fever on the pork production.

Some barley harvesting has commenced in the UK, but not in any volume, OSR still looking green, with at least a couple more weeks to go. Wheat crops still look good, with little or no disease present and blackgrass, which has been a scurge to wheat yields in places, seems to be more under control.