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Cold and wet weather has delayed the planting of what is likely to be the smallest UK potato area ever. Cedric Porter reports.

With food prices continuing to be a driver of overall UK inflation, Cedric Porter takes a look at the difference between retail price and farmgate.

The increase in prices in the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction are unlikely to herald a change in the dairy market and a return to increased farmgate prices.

As milk prices drop for farmers across the UK, Cedric Porter spoke to Kite Consultings John Allen on how sustainability requirements will affect the industry.

With wheat prices falling back from the heights seen last year following the invasion of Ukraine, Cedric Porter takes a look at the grain markets.

Supermarkets have dropped their milk prices in response to falling farmgate prices, as they look to keep their prices low.

Fertiliser prices have declined across the board since the turn of the year, with changes in the supply and demand balance and a fall in gas prices.

The size of the spring flush will be the key factor for milk prices in the UK later this year, with global dairy markets also under pressure.

Government announced the signing of the ’historic’ CPTPP deal following two years of negotiations

Dairy farmers will have to weather prices falling further throughout spring before any hope of stabilisation later in the year.