# Grain prices fall in a complex market - Farmers Weekly

> UK feed wheat fell £2-3/t to about £165.5/t ex-farm, and feed barley fell further, widening the wheat-barley gap above £20/t. The decline followed aggressive French wheat export bids and weaker US futures on poor export statistics. Brexit and US-China trade uncertainty added to the complexity.

- Date: 2019-02-21 · published 2019-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6775-grain-prices-fall-in-a-complex-market-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Aggressive French export pricing signals ample EU supply, which pressures UK and European feed grain values. The wide wheat-barley spread also affects feed formulation choices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-01 | [Grain markets jittery as China cancels maize orders - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35976-grain-markets-jittery-as-china-cancels-maize-orders-farmers-weekly.md) | +1.9% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-13 | [Grain prices surge: U.S. farmers rush to sell crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20190-grain-prices-surge-u-s-farmers-rush-to-sell-crops.md) | -0.2% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-26 | [Grain market week in review - April 26, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10959-grain-market-week-in-review-april-26-2019.md) | -3.9% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-05 | [This weeks market movers: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12191-this-weeks-market-movers-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-16 | [Feed weekly outlook: Feed grain prices flagging - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5741-feed-weekly-outlook-feed-grain-prices-flagging-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +10.5% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/crop-prices/grain-prices-fall-in-a-complex-market

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