# Business and Policy November 2025 - Arable | Helping farmers in Scotland

> Scottish harvest estimates show winter barley up 16% and wheat up 23% from 2024, with spring barley near 1.65 million tonnes. Malting rejections mean more barley will go into feed markets, and oat area is up 7%.

- Date: 2025-11-03 · published 2025-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22013-business-and-policy-november-2025-arable-helping-farmers-in-scotland
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Scottish barley and oat supplies, with more lower-grade grain entering feed channels, add supply to UK feed markets and weigh on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-28 | [Agribusiness News March 2023 - Cereals and Oilseeds \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37394-agribusiness-news-march-2023-cereals-and-oilseeds-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | -1.8% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-10 | [Initial 2020 carryover forecasts higher for wheat and corn \| 2019-05-10  \| Food Business News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59044-initial-2020-carryover-forecasts-higher-for-wheat-and-corn-2019-05-10-food.md) | -0.5% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-29 | [Arable Market Report – 29 September 2025 \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22913-arable-market-report-29-september-2025-ahdb.md) | -0.6% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-27 | [USDA's initial look at 2025-26 marketing year - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26084-usda-s-initial-look-at-2025-26-marketing-year-pro-farmer.md) | -4.3% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-06 | [World Food Prices Dropped in December; China Demand in Focus; and Mississippi Barge Rates Normalize - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12186-world-food-prices-dropped-in-december-china-demand-in-focus-and-mississippi.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |
| OATS | 2026-01-19 | [Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21127-big-oat-crop-in-2025-26-pointing-to-less-acres-next-year-grainews.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| OATS | 2025-11-04 | [StoneX Specialty Grains Report - November 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22014-stonex-specialty-grains-report-november-2025.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| OATS | 2026-05-12 | [Despite drought and rising costs, Idaho farmers ramp up crop acreage by 2 to 4% - East Idaho News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19319-despite-drought-and-rising-costs-idaho-farmers-ramp-up-crop-acreage-by-2-to-4.md) | +8.0% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- fas.scot: https://www.fas.scot/article/business-and-policy-november-2025-arable/

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