# Harvest pressure pushes wheat prices lower - Farmers Weekly

> UK ex-farm feed wheat prices fell almost £6/t in the week to about £124/t as harvest pressure built. Harvest weather improved and yields have been good, though some areas report quality concerns. Feed barley fell £3/t, and exports are moving at a strong pace.

- Date: 2019-08-22 · published 2019-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57661-harvest-pressure-pushes-wheat-prices-lower-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy harvest selling and a large crop put downward pressure on UK feed grain prices, while export demand supports barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/harvest-pressure-pushes-wheat-prices-lower

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