Should you sell your straw to the building trade? The 2026 numbers

Should you sell your straw to the building trade? I checked every UK buyer: no straw-panel factory, no published construction price, and bedding pays £84/t.

Sainsbury’s salad growers deal: why 10-year UK contracts matter

Sainsbury's salad growers Thanet Earth and Evesham Vale have signed 10-year supply deals. Why contract length matters more than volume.

Bristol Fruit Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to St Philip’s

A working grower's guide to Bristol Wholesale Market at St Philip's in 2026: hours, salesman commission, South West and Welsh buyer mix, entry costs.

Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide

A working grower's guide to Glasgow Blochairn Wholesale Market in 2026: hours, salesman commission, Scottish buyer mix, delivery routes and entry costs.

Manchester New Smithfield Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Openshaw

A working grower's guide to Manchester New Smithfield Market in Openshaw, 2026: hours, salesman commission, buyer mix, delivery, entry costs.

Western International Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Southall

A working grower's guide to Western International Market Southall in 2026: 75 wholesalers, ethnic and exotic produce trade, commission, entry costs.

UK Harvest 2026 Yields: Early Results and What to Expect, Crop by Crop

Harvest 2026 yields tracked crop by crop: early results for wheat, barley, oilseed rape and oats against 2025 averages, and when official figures land.

New Spitalfields Market 2026: A Working Grower’s Guide to Leyton

A working grower's guide to New Spitalfields Market Leyton in 2026: hours, salesman commission, sale or return, entry costs and gotchas.

British brassica growers launch supermarket league table to shame retailers

British brassica growers have had enough of watching perfectly good crops go to waste while foreign veg fills supermarket shelves — and they're launching...

UK Farm Machinery Costs and Depreciation 2026: A Working Farmer’s Guide to Capital, Running Costs and the Honest Cost-per-Hour Number