Dewing Grain Podcast

In this week’s market report for w/c Monday 10th July 2023, Andrew discusses the start of harvest. News has broken that a big Norfolk-based firm is now going to be owned by a Canadian firm, and listen now to find out prices and updates for old crop wheat, feed barley, malting barley, spring barley and more… In the farm chat, Andrew, Ben & Webby discuss Andrew’s recent interview on BBC Radio No...

In the market report for the w/c Monday 3rd July 2023, the rain that came to East Anglia this week was absolutely perfect! Regarding the Dewing Grain Walk, we are still awaiting details for the next walk; stay tuned over on our socials to find out more.   In the farm chat this week, the boys are joined by an old friend of Joe’s, Giles Brian, who is an entrepreneur and an expert in conversatio...

Market Report for w/c Monday 26th June 2023. Old-crop wheat has benefitted greatly from the massive rise in new-crop prices. The team are busy emptying their stores and encouraging people that own grain in stores to move their grain. The plan for this week’s episode was to go on a crop inspection tour, a helicopter ride where Andrew would become a news reporter for the day, looking forward to bein...

Market report for the w/c Monday 19th June 2023. Unpredictable forecasts, but beautiful crops in Norfolk, nonetheless. In Northern Europe, especially Denmark is unfortunately experiencing drought problems. There is some very good news in the weather market for farmers. We are close to harvest; the market has improved. The biggest and most bullish story currently is US corn, they have had rain prom...

Market report for w/c Monday 12th June 2023, what a funny old week. There is a terrible black grass problem which is making farmers rather miserable. We are receiving very hot weather over the weekend for East Anglia at last. The team are feeling frustrated with the misery of it all and trying to empty their stores. There are a whole lot of different directions the market could go in and no one kn...

In the market report for the w/c Monday 5th June 2023, it is June but it is cold, dull & miserable with those nasty little northerly winds. The market is going to see a slightly later harvest, already a little later than last year. It’s not all that bad, Andrew enlightens us on a positive correlation to keep an eye out for, to give us hope for the coming wheat crops. Internationally, there are...

In the market report for the w/c Monday 29th May 2023 it’s nearly June which means time to begin preparing for harvest. Time to clear your stores out, quantify everything and start pushing that button.   In the farmchat, we take a trip down memory lane, understanding Andrew’s dreams of becoming a professional footballer which didn’t quite work out the way he had hoped, so instead he was redir...

Market report and bitesize episode for the w/c 22nd May 2023. Andrew heads straight into discussing the misery on top of misery, discussing crop prices in the market for the week as usual. A terrible week for farming prices for those looking to sell, every market is down and all news is bearish until it isn’t.   It appears there is not much farmer participation in the market…maybe a little bi...

In this week’s market report for the w/c 15th May 2023, the team give a shoutout to a very prominent member of the grain trade, James Maw. A massive thank you for sending us over 30 beers to try from The Wriggly Monkey Brewery, everyone must be sure to try these out as we thoroughly enjoyed them! Andrew discusses issues with farmers not being able to spray due to a very wet week.   The Dewing...

For this week’s guest originally from Wales, moving to East Anglia was quite the change. Willmott discusses how his thriving company has just marked its two-year anniversary; a farming team breaking the mould for land agents. Andrew & Jock talk about the ways of making future farming businesses resilient and that it is all about production & schemes. Willmott aims to keep encouraging the a...

In the market report, Andrew informs us that harvest is around the corner but not as soon as you think...tune in to find out why!   In this week’s farmchat, the team discuss all things globally, from the war in Ukraine to Biden’s plans to “go green”. This episode consists of a rather in-depth conversation about the tenders, the boys are keeping it all very mature this week - until they start...

In the market report we are joined by Andrew where he updates us on what’s been happening in the grain markets for the week commencing 24th April 2023. He also gives some good news for any farmers, consumers and merchants who might be listening.   In Farmchat, Volodymyr shares his story of life before fleeing to the UK to escape the Russian invasion of Ukraine and not being obliged to stay an...

In the market report for the week commencing 17th April 2023, Andrew discusses the market's state for next week and what we can expect to see.  With a friendly reminder that the next Dewing Grain Walk is commencing on Friday 28th April, taking place in Cromer at 11am. Head over to our Instagram @dewinggrain, to find out more information.   In the farmchat, the DG team have so much to tal...

The others have been sacked, Andrew is back! For this week’s episode, we are joined by Craig Hodgson, Mills & Reeves’ Food & Agriculture Business Sector. Practising in Norwich for over 30 years, day-to-day Craig is a Corporate Finance Lawyer. Tune in to find out the opinions of a professional and seek advice regarding banking & sectors from a very insightful episode. In the farmchat, A...

In the market report for the week commencing 3rd April 2023, Andrew is back! Tune in to discover the latest updates from the industry this week. If you haven’t downloaded the Dewing Grain App, then why not? It's free!   In the farmchat, the team are discussing all things surrounding The Red Tractor, and whether the association is choosing to help or hinder farmers. Sharing their thoughts on t...

In the market report for the week commencing 27th March, Ian explains the bleak week we have seen for old crop, but for malting barley, the weather has been “perfect” here in East Anglia. In the Farmchat, the team are joined by Julian Barnwell, this week discussing the future of The Gloucester and his plans to work with The Gloucester 1682 Trust. He explains how the Barnwell brothers have at least...

In the market report for the week commencing 20th March, Ben discusses major news that was kicking about last week, palm oil becoming tariff-free in the next few years, and inflation. In the Farmchat, since Andrew is away on his holidays, tune in for this week’s takeover. Join Josh with special guest, Julian Barwell, for an interesting discussion about discovering this fantastic moment in history....

Tune in to episode 226 to see how recording this week’s episode is thirsty work (…for some!) & why the dramatic price drops are going to Andrew’s head! The Dewing Grain Walk on Friday still went ahead even in the torrential weather conditions with 15mph winds, lots of rain and sleet – Webby was hoping it would have been cancelled but tune in to find out how Andrew lifted his spirits. Discussin...

This week we are back with an in-depth podcast episode, we start off as always with Andrew’s market report for the week commencing 5th February 2023. Tune in to find out what the 'What3Words' meeting point is for the next Dewing Grain Walk which is taking place on Friday 10th March at 11am.   In the Farmchat, the guys get to the bottom of whose tomatoes Webby has been eating and discuss how d...

It’s a bitesize episode, which kicks off with the market report for the week commencing 27th February 2023. Andrew discusses how soya beans have reached the top of their range whilst rape seed is going in the opposite direction. He also shares insight into values from April to July and mentions why we should expect farmers to be busy in March and April. In the Farmchat, Andrew delves into this wee...

As always, the Dewing Grain podcast is welcomed by Andrew’s detailed Market Report discussing the drought and what the agricultural sector should look out for in the week commencing 20th February 2023. Andrew highlights the success of the Dewing Grain Walk, announcing the next walk to take place on Friday 10th March…Make sure to download the ‘WhatThreeWords’ app, and join the team on their fun-fil...

In this week’s Farmchat, the guys discuss what you can expect to see over the course of the next quarter, discussing the financial difficulty some farmers are facing. Sharing the latest news on Vladimir Putin and their thoughts on the Putin Effect; Andrew gives us his prediction on what Putin will do next. In this episode, Webby generously shares with us what his Mrs likes to call him, along with...

For this episode, Andrew & Ian give us a bitesize market report for the week commencing 6th February 2023.   In farm chat, Andrew & Ian talk to us about the consumers in the room - you know who are… Ian gives us a lesson on Cobweb Theorem which he learnt in his Economics lessons back in the day (who said Webby’s education was a waste!?). We’re also treated to a lovely little sing-song...

As always, the podcast kicks off with Andrew’s market report & predictions for the week commencing 30th January 2023. This week also happens to be Andrew’s Mrs’ birthday, so a very happy birthday to Tess!   Tune in for a beefy chat as the guys consider life’s big questions, including: is this the bottom? Who should take the credit for the Norfolk Dinner’s success? And, most importantly, i...

Andrew kicks off this episode with the market report for the week commencing 23rd January 2023, which he recorded the morning after a very late night at the Norfolk Dinner…   We’re pleased to announce we have our very first guest of 2023; it’s Brad Skinn, a physical broker from Medcom. Brad shares his experiences of the grain industry and talks about his work with Dutch and Spanish markets. B...