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Potato growers who were unable to get on their fields made their way to the British Potato Show in Harrogate, Yorkshire, last week. The weather was a hot topic, but so was the long-term future of the sector.

International factors are driving the grain market, with the prospect of more Black Sea wheat and a delayed order for French wheat by the Chinese putting pressure on prices.

The Christmas trade will influence the prices paid for lambs

Political bravery is needed if the UK is to meet the unprecedented challenge of feeding a growing population and addressing climate change and biodiversity loss

Increased wholesale prices give some hope that milk prices could follow suit in the coming months, although the latest published values are yet to show a rise

The UK potato crop is expected be one of the smallest on record this year

Fertiliser and energy prices remain high according to the latest AF AgInflation figures

Food retail inflation is starting to ease, but it is still at a much higher rate for key products than farmgate inflation

The grain market has provided opportunities to sell at a rising price over the last fortnight as it reacted to weather and political events. The trick for growers may be to make the most of similar waves in coming months

There is a worrying decline in African yields