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This week Dewing Grain goes international.

Andrew, Ben and Webby are in Rotterdam for the international grain bourse, with a big thank you to CME for lending us their stand to record on.

Andrew explains how cheaper energy prices in Europe are making the UK malting industry uncompetitive.

The team then get into ethanol use in fuel, and touch on what this Super El Niño is likely to mean for the weather over the coming months.

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This week Andrew is back with Ben and Webby.

They open by acknowledging that last week’s episode sounded a touch doom and gloom, so Webby comes armed with a positive story: China is looking to buy.

There’s talk of the USDA possibly overpredicting US corn tonnages, before the team turn to Trump’s upcoming midterms, the budget and the Bourse.

They close by looking at spring barley premiums and why they aren’t stacking up against maize.

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In this week’s Bitesize, Andrew is joined by Webby to debrief on a pretty eventful couple of days.

They run through the latest on the peace negotiations before turning to what farmers are likely to be drilling this season.

Malting barley comes under the microscope — with profitability increasingly hard to justify, it’s becoming a tougher decision to grow.

Andrew closes with a note of caution: there could be more pain to come on grain prices in the short term.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby, and things kick off in typical fashion with Ben and Webby taking jabs at each other.

Ben also reports that his bike recently had a run-in with a pheasant — the pheasant started it.

He then brings up the French freezer cyber-attack before Andrew takes the wheel with some good news — Dewing Grain’s Oct-Dec Pool will be over £200 per tonne. Andrew closes out with his thoughts on the unfair playing field UK farmers continue to face.

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This week Joe and Webby take charge while Andrew is out on the road.

They cover the upcoming tender, look ahead to the USDA report due out Friday, and touch on the Australian crop.

They close out with the most important news of the week — Ben has set a new personal best on his cycle route around Aylsham. The bar has been raised.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby, and SFI is back on the agenda.

The numbers speak for themselves — 40,000 applicants, 12,500 managed to get in.

The team then turn their attention to war and what it means for markets.

Webby makes the case that the market is currently undervalued, and Andrew closes with his concerns about new crop spring barley tonnages.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben to dig into SFI.

Andrew kicks off the market report with talk of Biscuit-gate.

They start with the frustrations around getting into the scheme in the first place, before making the case that UK farmers are already doing plenty to look after the land — with or without a government scheme to tell them so.

The pair then venture into slightly existential territory, discussing grain merchants as an endangered species, before closing out on the fundamental unfairness of the SFI system.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with the two main factors driving prices right now.

He makes the case that the UK is shorter of wheat than most people realise, and touches on the current state of Russian-Ukrainian grain flows.

Andrew also flags a limited supply of low nitrogen spring barley as one to watch, before closing with a word of caution — Russian and Ukrainian wheat will find its way to market eventually, so don't expect elevated prices to last forever.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby. Ben opens with a debrief from his recent visit to the House of Commons with the AIC.

Webby then proceeds to show his age with some thoughts on phones. The team get into imports, Donald Trump's latest bribe, and Ben covers the recent Houthi activity.

In breaking news, Ben has announced he will be braving the shave within the next six months — you heard it here first.

Apologies for Joe's microphone being a little temperamental this week — new cables are on the way.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens by acknowledging the recent lack of guests — normal service will resume soon.

He moves on to the big news of the moment: Putin wants peace?

Andrew shares his belief that once autumn drilling is out of the way, farmers will start to move more grain.

He covers the feed barley market holding up well, touches on the cheap wheat stuck in Russia, and rounds things off with a look at the potential challenges farmers could face this season.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby.

They open with a look at the changing sources of world wheat, before Ben gets into President Xi's visit to the US.

Andrew weighs in on Trump's latest antics — never a dull moment — before closing things out with some thoughts on the importance of the malting industry and why it deserves more attention than it gets.

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It's the 400th episode of the Dewing Grain Podcast — and what better way to mark the occasion than a trip through history.

Andrew is joined by Liz to dig into the Dewing family story, from the possibility that the Dewings traded grain with Coke of Holkham, to the extraordinary claim that they may have taught Lord Nelson to sail.

Andrew also shares how the Dewings played a significant role in establishing the corn exchange in Norwich.

Four hundred episodes in, and there's still plenty of story left to tell.

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This week Andrew is joined by Susie Emmett, President of the Aylsham Show this year.

They open by giving a well-deserved nod to everyone who puts in the hard work to set up and run the show.

The conversation turns to the struggles farmers are currently facing, before Susie shares her plans to celebrate women in agriculture at this year's event.

They also touch on the charitable donations the show makes each year — a reminder that it's about much more than just a great day out.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby. Andrew and Ben open with a debrief from the recent trip, with special thanks to Daniel Liddell and Copenhagen Merchants for their hospitality.

Andrew shares some encouraging news on malting barley prices improving on farm, before Webby reports that East Anglia's harvest is nearly wrapped up.

Ben then graciously thanks Webby and Harry for holding down the fort while he and Andrew were away — though the sincerity of that gratitude remains firmly up for debate. 

Webby then vents his frustrations with a market that seems determined to ignore a stack of bullish news, and Andrew reveals that Ben forgot his Dewing Grain hat on the trip — resulting in a rather red forehead. A rookie error.

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This week Andrew is joined by Webby and Ben to discuss a rapid harvest and last week's brutal drop in market prices.

The team question why the market hasn't reflected recent political events, and why spring barley is performing so poorly — with a 65% loss rate and considerable variability in the spec of barley coming into store.

Feed wheat prices are looking up though, and Norfolk has finally had some rain.

Ben and Andrew also announce an upcoming trip to Scandinavia. They turn their attention to OSR — is it still as profitable as it once was?

With planting season approaching, concerns are growing for those with no plants in the ground and crop grants on the line.

Food security worries across the UK and Europe also surface.

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This week Andrew is joined by Webby to mark over seven years of the podcast — not bad going.

A quick note: the main chat was recorded before the market dropped on Friday, so Andrew has added an up to date take on proceedings.

It's been a week of bombshells. British Sugar announced the closure of the Cantley factory, and Frontier are shutting their Diss and Eye stores — big news for the region.

The pair also discuss oil creeping back towards $100 a barrel, and Andrew shares his dream for what the current market conditions could deliver.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby to dig into the recent price rally.

Webby notes that the trade seems a little less starry-eyed second time around for the recent conflict escalations in Ukraine and Russia.

The team debate whether farmers should be looking at selling 2027 crop and sitting tight on 2026 for now.

There's some cautiously good news on spring barley retention, and Ben rounds things off by making entirely unverified claims about his youthful escapades. We'll let the listeners decide.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with an update on the winter barley harvest so far.

He moves on to Ukraine hitting the Russian shadow fleet and the closure of the Azov Strait — one to watch.

Andrew expects feed barley to follow the momentum of feed wheat, and shares his belief that crop sizes are shrinking.

He rounds things off on a brighter note — OSR is shaping up to be the crop of the year.

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This week Andrew is back and joined by Ben and Webby.

They start by looking at the issues coming in with the early winter barley samples, before turning to the disappointing value of feed barley.

Ben brings up the situation in India, and the team round things off with a look at oil and shipping.

🚶 Podcast walk — Tuesday 7th, 2pm, Dewing Grain Aylsham office. Boots on.

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This week the reins are handed to Joe, Webby and Harry while Andrew is away.

They kick things off with the hot weather and what it's doing to crops, before Joe and Webby give a debrief from the Norfolk Show on Wednesday.

Joe also reflects on the 10 year anniversary of Brexit — pop the champagne.

Apologies also for the intermittent technical difficulties with Webby's mic. We're working on it.

🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, 2pm, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby. Andrew kicks off with the news that malting barley is looking good across Europe and Scotland — which, unfortunately, doesn't bode well for values.

He talks about maltsters moving away from winter barley, before the team get into Andrew's guest appearance on the Farmers Weekly Podcast at Cereals.

They also discuss the messages coming out of the latest season of Clarkson's Farm, and round things off with a look at carbon imports and the unfair playing field UK farmers are facing.

🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, 2pm, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew recaps the goings on at Cereals 2026, held at Clarkson's Farm on Wednesday — quite the venue.

He talks about farmer moods more broadly, before turning to the big question on everyone's mind: what's this Super El Niño going to mean for us?

🚶 Podcast walk — 7th July, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with the news everyone's been waiting for — rain!

He takes a moment to reflect on his prediction about old crop prices coming back down proving correct, before running through where prices stand right now.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew is joined by Ben while Webby is away eating meats and cheeses.

Prices have been mostly flat this week, possibly down to the half term lull.

Andrew reveals a secret malting barley deal for store members, and Ben and Joe are heading off to the spring Bourse — watch this space.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with a look at the current state of the wheat market before running through values for both new and old crop.

He then turns to the heatwave — how much damage is it actually doing?

Andrew also shares his thoughts on malting barley and whether now is the time to market it.

🚶 Podcast walk — Charles Bracey's, 27th May, 2pm. What3words: most.shuttled.rhino. Boots on.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby. They kick things off with a debrief from the recent farmer meeting, before turning to the AHDB and whether their wheat figures are quite as reliable as they'd like us to think.

The team talk about the May 27 ex farm price pushing up towards £200 — one to watch.

They also weigh in on who the next Prime Minister might be, and Ben rounds things off by giving Andrew some last minute flower growing advice. Completely normal podcast.

🚶 Podcast walk — Charles Bracey's, 27th May, 2pm. What3words: most.shuttled.rhino. Boots on.

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This week Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby to discuss the current "peace" and what it means for the market — inverted commas very much intended.

Webby digs into the correlation between oil and wheat on the futures charts, before the team talk about locking in higher fertiliser purchases against the improved grain prices.

They also cover the market shorts still working their way out, and Andrew floats the possibility of an early harvest.

📅 Don't forget — Farmers Meeting, Norfolk Food Hall, 12th May. See you there.

🚶 Podcast walk — 27th May, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew gets into the technicalities of the grain market — including how a city banker (with a b) has been caught short.

He runs through the weather, what it means for prices, and where the market stands right now.

📅 Breakfast meeting — Norfolk Food Hall, Tuesday 12th May, 8:30am.

🚶 Podcast walk — 27th May, location TBC. Boots on standby.

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This week Andrew is back and joined by Ben and Webby.

They kick things off with a look at French wheat coming into the country for Ensus.

Webby puts Ben on the spot with a rain prediction, before Andrew makes the case that a weather market could trigger a proper rally.

📅 Breakfast meeting — Norfolk Food Hall, Tuesday 12th May, 8:30am. A chance to talk markets, spot opportunities, and put your questions to the team. Come hungry.

🚶 Podcast walk — cancelled this month. Sorry about that.

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This week Ben and Joe take the helm.

Ben opens with a rare admission — they got it wrong.

Joe gives an update on the situation in Australia, before the pair get into the Trump-Xi meeting and what it could mean for markets.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe and Webby to debate the big question — what do you do next in this market? 

They dig into the ongoing situation in Iran and what it might mean for prices before turning their attention closer to home. 

A special mention to Scott Welcome for the Hawkstone lagers — much appreciated. 

Oh, and Ben gets a rare moment in the sun as the team sing his praises.

Breakfast meeting — Norfolk Food Hall, 12th May. Come hungry. 

Podcast walk — 30th April, location TBD. Boots on standby.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby.

Andrew kicks things off with a debrief from his recent trip to Lisbon — hopefully not all work.

They move onto Ensus before Webby brings things back home with an update on disease pressure on crops.

Andrew rounds things off by flagging the increased growing costs on the back of the Iran War.

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This week Ben and Webby take the lead while Andrew is off at the RMI meeting in Lisbon.

The boys reflect on what can only be described as a roller coaster week, with Trump keeping everyone on their toes as usual.

They get into the £100M reopening of the Ensus plant, before turning their attention to the big question — what happens next in Iran?

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In this week's Bitesize, Andrew opens with a look at the rally off the back of the Iran War.

He moves on to the tenders, before breaking down the widening spread between old crop and new crop futures.

Andrew's advice? Make sure you're selling some tonnage into the rally — but hold off on the malting barley for now.

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This week Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben and Webby to chew over recent events.

The team share their predictions for what's coming over the weekend — and the real question is whether Ben can outdo himself.

Andrew breaks down the newly registered futures stores, before Ben weighs in on the government's short-sightedness in closing the ethanol plants. Strong opinions, as always.

Podcast walk — Worstead, 2pm on the 20th of March. Boots on.

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This week Andrew is joined by Josh and Diego.

They kick things off by looking at how farmers can reduce the carbon per tonne of their grain — turns out it's not as straightforward as it sounds.

The trio dig into the difference between cutting carbon through yield versus reducing carbon inputs, before all agreeing that new techniques are worth testing before going all in. Wise words.

Podcast walk — Worstead, 2pm on the 20th of March. Boots on.

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On this weeks episode Andrew is joined by Ben and Webby.

They kick things off with a brief chip-on-shoulder session.

Andrew then asks the question on everyone's mind — is this the bottom of the downward spiral?

Ben has a proper howler with his geopolitical predictions.

They get into malting barley premiums before discussing why locking into the carry when it's there might just be the smartest thing you do all season.

This month’s podcast walk will be on Friday 20th of March, the location is still yet to be determined!

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Andrew hosts this weeks Bitesize episode.

He starts by talking about the weather and prices.

The next Podcast walk will take place on the 20th of March. Please give us some suggestions on where it should take place!

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On this week's episode, Ben, Joe & Webby take the reins.

Joe kicks things off by regaling us with tales from the Norfolk Farming Conference he attended with Andrew.

Webby shares updates from his Roman holiday, where he presumably did more than just toss coins into fountains and eat his body weight in carbonara.

The trio then tackle the government's questionnaire—because nothing says "riveting podcast content" quite like bureaucratic paperwork. Someone had to read it, and unfortunately for them, it was these three.

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On this week’s Education Series episode, Andrew and Webby talk about the AIC1 contract.

They go through each point one by one.

Andrew mentions how farmers can say they want to use AIC1 terms over a merchant’s individual terms. 

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This week’s Bitesize episode is hosted by Joe, Ben & Webby.

The team start by going over some values.

They debate the thrilling week of geopolitical news. 

Ben mentions how rising oil prices are likely to have an impact on fertiliser prices.

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This week’s episode is hosted by Ben & Webby to discuss the DEFRA consultation on contractual fairness.

They talk about the importance of everyone being educated on the contracts they use.

They argue that maybe farmers and merchants view the contracts usefulness differently.  

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On this week's episode Andrew is joined by Ben, Webby and Scott Welcome.

The team recap the events of the Norfolk Dinner from the night before. 

Webby plumbs a toilet.

Scotty compliments the office. 

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The first podcast of 2026!

In this week’s episode Andrew is joined by Ben & Webby to celebrate 20 years of Dewing Grain!

Andrew talks the success of Aylsham Grain and Yaregrain.

The team talk about the thing’s dewing grain has achieved.

Andrew makes a point of saying how independent merchants are needed to create competition in the market.

They get excited about the Norfolk Dinner.

Trumps antics from the start of the year get discussed. 

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The final episode before the Christmas break!

In this episode Andrew is joined by Joe, Ben & Webby.

Can you tell which ones are slightly jaded from the Podcast Walk?

Apologies for Joes dodgy microphone.

The team discuss the difference between European spec machinery and the rest of the worlds spec.

They reminisce over their favourite staff Christmas parties. 

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On this week’s episode Andrew is joined by Ben & Webby. The first topic of discussion is the recent office renovation!

Andrew brings up the fact that one or two regulars have not bought a table for the Norfolk dinner this year.

They talk about the UKs decarbonisation.

Ben joins the school for the gifted.

They go over the plan for the Podcast Walk in Aylsham on the 16th

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This week’s episode is a bitesize hosted by Andrew. 

He first brings up the distinct lack of farmer selling.

The Christmas Podcast Walk will be on the 16th December at 2pm starting at the Dewing Grain office. 

Andrew talks about another podcast that he finds interesting.

Spot price wheat is currently better value than selling forward into the start of 2026.

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This week’s episode is a Bitesize one as Andrew and the team are off to the Winter Bourse.

Andrew starts by highlighting the importance of being able to talk to people face to face.

Andrew goes through the values for the different crops and talks about the high rate of Malting Barley rejections.

He talks about his experience at the County Council Tenant Farmer meeting on the 26th of November.

This months Podcast Walk will take place on the 16th of December and will be a Christmas special pub crawl.

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This week’s episode is hosted by Ben & Webby. The first topic of discussion is the rocketing demand for frozen peas in the Webster household.

They talk about their predictions for the Christmas period.

Ben mentions the YIELD network debate at the Forum in Norwich.

To finish the podcast, they reminisce over Carlsberg adverts.

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In this week’s episode Andrew is joined by Ben and briefly by our little solider Webby.

The duo start by talking about Futures Wheat collections.

They talk about the markets having a glimmer of life in them as we head towards Christmas.

A rumour of Chinese Malt coming into the UK gets bought up.

Andrew is at the Forum in Norwich on 18th November with the RNAA if anyone would like to stop by.  

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