Gleadell Viewpoint Autumn 2011

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GLEADELL AROUND THE COUNTRY … IN YORKSHIRE

… IN THE NORTH-WEST

By Appointment to her Majesty The Queen. Supplier of Quality Seeds Gleadell Agriculture Ltd Lincolnshire

YORKSHIRE OFFICE

NORTH-WEST OFFICE

Full Sutton,

AUTUMN 2011 VOL 9, ISSUE 2

York YO41 1HS

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The Airfield,

Rural Business Centre, St Michaels Road, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY

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... AT IMMINGHAM

Planning for the future

… AT AVONMOUTH

It is commonly accepted that the late 1980s and the 1990s were not years where UK Agribusiness covered itself in glory.

… IN LINCOLNSHIRE

A lack of investment in facilities and, more importantly, a lack of investment in people, were the order of the day as profits were hard to make and reinvestment seen more of a risk than a necessary reinforcement for the future.

GRAIN EXPORT FACILITY AT RYE OPENS UP YET MORE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR GLEADELL’S SOUTHERN GROWERS

This situation resulted in rundown grain LINCOLNSHIRE OFFICE Lindsey House, Hemswell Cliff, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 5TH

“After refurbishment and investment – including a brand new grain store for Gleadell’s exclusive use we have started a new export programme from Rye to give an additional outlet for the farmer customers of our southern office.”

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Steve Harrison, regional manager

... AT GREAT YARMOUTH

storage and processing facilities - and also a clear talent gap in the workforce employed throughout the industry. How things have changed in the last few years! At Gleadell we decided in 2005 that the only way to fill the talent gap would be to ‘grow our own’ and, therefore, we decided to recruit young people and to give them the necessary training, experience and the opportunity to become crucial members of our team. Many of these younger colleagues now hold important

roles within Gleadell and we continue to see this as the right way to proceed. This year alone we have taken on five young people in various departments within the company. Today, agriculture is seen as an attractive and interesting career option for many graduates and young professionals. It is even attracting trading talent from ‘The City’ as agricultural commodities become far more widely traded by investment and hedge funds alongside the expanded commercial operations of the large grain trading organisations. As an industry, it is vital to continue this policy in the years ahead, when food production will become even more important than it is today. So Gleadell will continue to look to employ able young people who will ensure that our company, which was founded in 1880, continues to provide the best services to UK farmers and consumers for the years to come. David Sheppard, managing director, Gleadell Agriculture

Gleadell Oilseed Rape Pool Result - Harvest 2011 … IN THE SOUTH

… IN THE MIDLANDS

… IN EAST ANGLIA

SOUTHERN OFFICE

MIDLANDS OFFICE

EAST ANGLIA OFFICE

The Old Dairy, East Farm, Codford St Mary, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 0PG

6 Luffenham Barn, Edith Weston Road, Lyndon, Nr Oakham, Rutland, Leicestershire LE15 8TW

Beacon House, Turbine Way, Swaffham, Norfolk PE37 7HT

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The season has been surprising and challenging, with conflicting fundamental outlooks and prices being influenced heavily by hugely volatile outside markets. The outlook in the early spring looked well and we took a ‘little and often approach’ to put a base into our Pool sales. We started to get concerned about the drought in April and, having already locked

into a good percentage of the Pool, waited to see how crops would react to the prolonged dry spell. Once the combines started to roll, it quickly became apparent that the crop had defied all expectations with bumper yields leaving most happily surprised. With the prospect of an all-time UK record 2.7mln/t crop, we sold the balance of the Pool into the developing export demand.

POOL PRICE PAID £352.50 EX-FARM - POST COMMISSION AND BEFORE BONUSES 450

Contents MARKET PROSPECTS Gleadell's traders discuss market prospects for feed grain, milling wheat, oilseed rape, pulses, oats and the organic sector.

FOCUS ON NULL-LOX MALTING BARLEY

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Non-defaultable contract, trials success and end user reactions to Null-Lox.

FOCUS ON SPRING SOWING

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Spring sown pulses and spring barley with a look at the varieties on offer from two of UK's leading plant breeders.

GLEADELL XTRA

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Bringing the latest information to our farmer customers - plus the Gleadell app for Blackberry, iPhone and Android.

FOCUS ON FERTILISER

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Gleadell fertiliser import facilities are ideally placed to receive product, allowing them to service increased UK demand.

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A new export programme from Rye gives an additional outlet for southern office farmer customers.

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