The price of bread grain in the UK is at record level

In the UK, producer prices for bread wheat reached new levels this month, with an average price of £ 276 / tonne (€ 326.34 / tonne) for December delivery. There has never been an example of such a price, at least since January 1990, when electronic registration began. According to Alice Jones, chief analyst at the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Council, the spread on bread wheat for feed wheat is still significant at 49-50 pounds per tonne (€ 57.94-59.12 per tonne), but only the 13th highest in electronic records. . According to Jones, this shows that the rising price of domestic feed wheat has contributed to the rise in the price of bread wheat and can also be seen as a reaction to the perceived shortage in the market for whole wheat bread. As a result, this alone will not necessarily cause the price of bread to rise on supermarket shelves, he said. However, the scarce global supply has continued to support wheat prices in recent times, and the recent bad weather in ...