# Wheat price drives up rations - Farmers Weekly

> The UK basic layers ration rose £3/tonne as feed wheat jumped £12/tonne over a month on dry-weather concerns and a weaker pound against the dollar. Soya fell £21/tonne after a South American truckers' strike disrupted exports and Argentina became a net soya importer after drought.

- Date: 2018-06-26 · published 2018-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11645-wheat-price-drives-up-rations-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Dry weather in major wheat exporters and tight UK supply support feed wheat prices, while disruption and weak Argentine supply shape soya meal costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-13 | [Drilling delays push up grain prices - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55998-drilling-delays-push-up-grain-prices-farmers-weekly.md) | +3.2% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Weather conditions drive up prices for wheat — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65073-weather-conditions-drive-up-prices-for-wheat-latifundist-com.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-21 | [Wheat prices rise after slowest US maize planting season - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5635-wheat-prices-rise-after-slowest-us-maize-planting-season-farmers-weekly.md) | -13.2% | -6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [Demand will keep barley prices firm - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63581-demand-will-keep-barley-prices-firm-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-20 | [Livestock farmers advised to fix feed costs as prices rise - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56182-livestock-farmers-advised-to-fix-feed-costs-as-prices-rise-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| SOY | 2022-10-18 | [Weekly Commodities Market Update: Price Gain across Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39199-weekly-commodities-market-update-price-gain-across-grains.md) | -1.0% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2026-06-05 | [Crops Analysis \| Grains, soy mark hefty weekly losses - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5199-crops-analysis-grains-soy-mark-hefty-weekly-losses-pro-farmer.md) | -1.3% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2017-01-11 | [U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-week low on Plains forecasts \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73032-u-s-grains-wheat-hits-one-week-low-on-plains-forecasts-farmtario.md) | +6.9% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/poultry/wheat-price-drives-up-rations

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