# Early, speedy harvest poses logistical challenges - Farmers Weekly

> An early, fast UK barley harvest is straining silo space, haulage and storage as grain arrives faster than buyers can take it. UK feed wheat futures were around £270/t and August ex-farm feed wheat ranged £240-255/t, with July feed barley at £207-215/t.

- Date: 2022-07-19 · published 2022-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40554-early-speedy-harvest-poses-logistical-challenges-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy harvest arrivals and buyer pushback on deliveries add near-term downward pressure on UK feed grain cash prices, though volatile futures and high milling premiums keep the picture mixed.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-31 | [Kazakhstan speeds up grain exports ahead of logistics surge, lowering prices for importers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17990-kazakhstan-speeds-up-grain-exports-ahead-of-logistics-surge-lowering-prices-for.md) | +2.2% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-23 | [Ukraine's farmers pin hopes on export corridor as war cost mounts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14344-ukraine-s-farmers-pin-hopes-on-export-corridor-as-war-cost-mounts-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-24 | [Logistics slows down EU wheat exports and pushes prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67887-logistics-slows-down-eu-wheat-exports-and-pushes-prices.md) | -0.1% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-01 | [Feed weekly outlook: Barley, wheat prices pull back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38320-feed-weekly-outlook-barley-wheat-prices-pull-back.md) | -0.7% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-21 | [Bumper grain crop set to challenge supply chain: ANZ - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44497-bumper-grain-crop-set-to-challenge-supply-chain-anz-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/early-speedy-harvest-poses-logistical-challenges

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