Cereal growers are facing a €30-40/t hike in the cost of winter wheat seed, and industry sources have warned that supplies are tightening fast. Seed for winter barley is €15-20/t dearer than 2019 but assemblers are confident that adequate supplies will be available. Prices of around €540/t have been agreed by growers for winter wheat seed, but some farmers said better deals have been done. Farmers claimed that winter barley seed is available for a cash price of around €500/t. This has hit the tonnage of winter wheat seed particularly, with the availability of some popular varieties being negatively impacted.

Source: Irish Independent September 29, 2020 05:03 UTC