This week’s podcast kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report from Ben for the week commencing 11th July 2022. In a chaotic and casual chat, Ben, Josh & Ian take over the podcast, all with a beer in hand. Tune in for some free childcare advice from Webby and all the latest harvest gossip. The beers this week are Bavik Super Pils Belgium larger, The Garden Brewery Pale Ale and a very strong blonde beer. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, and remember to keep in touch ...
Jul 11, 2022•24 min•Ep. 192
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 4th July 2022. This week Andrew has a very special guest, Yuliia Litovchenko, who fled the war in Ukraine with her daughter, Olga. Earlier in the year, Andrew and his family welcomed them into their home and this week we’re catching up with Yulia to see how she’s finding life in Norfolk. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, and remember to keep in touch – we are @dewinggrain on Twitter. Hosted on Acas...
Jul 04, 2022•36 min•Ep. 191
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 27th June 2022. The market this week has collapsed massively and Andrew updates us on pressures that are affecting the market. Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined by the political correspondence at Dewing Grain where the two speak about the conservatives’ vote whether Boris should stay or go. Andrew has very strong opinions on this of course! Other topics which are included in this episode are strikers, weird we...
Jun 27, 2022•25 min•Ep. 190
This week’s podcast is a little different to normal as it’s a bitesize episode following Andrew’s road trip to Scotland. It kicks off with a market update for the week commencing 20th June 2022. Andrew shares how the north is heading towards a big harvest, and that East Anglia is just behind them! With haulage rates and storage charges on the hike, we’re in for an interesting summer harvest. Tune in to find out what’s in store… Some places Andrew visited on tour are Thurso, Loch Fyne, Skye &...
Jun 20, 2022•12 min•Ep. 189
Ben kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 13th June 2022, as Andrew if off to Scotland on a crop tour! After a very exciting yet volatile week following the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Andrew, Ian and Ben have a lengthy conversation about where the markets at. Just a few hurdles the market has faced last week include the corridor closing, a missile strike on a silo and some wacky weather! Tune in to hear the guys dive into rants about petrol as well as export...
Jun 13, 2022•34 min•Ep. 188
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 6th June 2022. This has been pre-recorded due to celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee this weekend! In the Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined again by his mysterious agronomic adviser and the two of them are having a quick chat about Sri Lanka’s trading situation and Sugar beet prices! Other topics which are spoken about in this episode include organic farming, vegans, cows, and seed payments. As always, th...
Jun 06, 2022•16 min•Ep. 187
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 30th May 2022. In the Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined by Josh and Ian to discuss pool marketing in the grain trade. Tune in to hear the guys share their opinions on this and the risks, pros and cons of joining a grain pool, all with a beer in hand. Other topics covered this week include, airports, holidays, and a trip Andrew and his two sons are going on to celebrate his birthday to France! Also, the Dewing ...
May 30, 2022•26 min•Ep. 186
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for week commencing 23rd May 2022, where the market prices have finally dropped down despite everything going on in the world! Farmchat is a little different this week, as Andrew is joined by a mystery guest who got in touch last week wanting to share some of their opinions and thoughts on some current topics on the Dewing Grain podcast. This week Andrew & his guest chat about Brexit, Andrew’s favourites Boris Johnson & Liz Trus...
May 23, 2022•44 min•Ep. 185
It’s another mad week for the grain with a USDA report last night kicking off Friday the 13th with some incredible prices! (Please note, this was at the time of recording – we all know how quickly things can change in the space of a few days!) Tune in to hear Andrew’s predictions for the week ahead… This episode is dedicated to the world’s worst compliment-takers, farmers, who we are all guilty of taking for granted. From hedges to snow, and parking to Christmas tree, who do we rely on? Farmers,...
May 16, 2022•17 min•Ep. 184
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 9th May 2022. In the Farmchat this week, Andrew, joined by Ben & Webby chat about a range of topics including how the prices in the grain trading industry have gone flying, the rumour that India are stopping wheat exports and fertiliser prices rising. Of course, it wouldn’t be a proper Dewing Grain Podcast without a beer tasting! This week, the team have got their hands on some great beers from Leigh on Sea B...
May 09, 2022•36 min•Ep. 183
After last week’s bitesize episode, this week Andrew is back with a bumper market report and possibly the most positive one yet… where prices are concerned at least! Drought is still the hot topic, and it’s a very friendly marketplace right now. In Farmchat, Andrew travels down South this week for a chat with Suffolk Farmer, James Forrest. As a heavy land farmer (and a complete newbie to the podcast), James gives us an insight into what’s happening in Suffolk right now and his thoughts on topics...
May 01, 2022•34 min
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 25th April 2022. This week’s episode is a short one as it’s been a short but very busy week at Dewing Grain HQ. Andrew gives us a very long-awaited update on his Ukrainian family that finally arrived safely in the Norfolk last week. In other topics Andrew offers an apology to farmers from the last podcast, talks about the effects of drought, the benefits of investing in storage and the biggest issue at the moment...
Apr 25, 2022•15 min•Ep. 181
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 11th April 2022. In Farmchat, Andrew gives us an update on the Ukrainian refugees his family are welcoming into their home (hopefully soon!), he discusses politics and gives us some very spot-on impressions of Boris Johnson! Ben and Josh join in later having been on a business trip – or as it should be called, a Pub Crawl! Other topics mentioned this week include China and USA wheat problems at this moment in tim...
Apr 11, 2022•31 min•Ep. 180
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 4th April 2022. He shares an update on the whereabouts of the Ukrainian family he is taking in and that Tessa has caught a flight to Warsaw to offer them a sense of reassurance and hope! In Farmchat, Andrew is joined by Chocco, a physical broker, who he has spoken to every day since he was 21! The guys reminisce about their fun times together and talk about how the grain trading industry has changed since they fi...
Apr 04, 2022•34 min•Ep. 179
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 28th March 2022. This week, Andrew is joined by his wife, Tessa, as they share how they’re opening their home to two Ukrainian refugees. Tessa gives us a run-down of each step of the process she has gone through so far, including jumping through several hoops, a home inspection and 50 + pages of paperwork. Want to open your home to Ukrainian refugees? Here are a few links to websites and Facebook pages mentioned ...
Mar 28, 2022•19 min•Ep. 178
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 21st March 2022. This week, Andrew is joined by Ian, Joe and Josh at Dewing Gran HQ for a good old grumpy episode of the Farmchat. The four discuss the latest from Ukraine and the refugee situation with the UK, as well as Donald Trump and using WhatsApp for trading, all whilst drinking Corona Extra beer – cheers! The DG beer fridge is looking pretty sad this week, hence the rather unexciting beer tasting – hint, ...
Mar 21, 2022•35 min•Ep. 177
Andrew kicks off this week’s podcast with the market report for the week commencing 14th March 2022. Highlight from this report include Ukraine, the cost of steel, the Norwich game and of course, Brexit. In Farmchat, Andrew is joined by Ian Barmer, a journalist from BBC Look East. Tune in to learn some tricks of the trade and hear a few stories from the early days of Ian’s career, including an interview with Secretary of State, Gillian Shephard, where he forgot to load any tape into his tape rec...
Mar 14, 2022•19 min•Ep. 176
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 7th March 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. Andrew is joined by Martyn Bailey from Bairds Malt, who talks to him about the process of malting and how, he himself does this. The two speak about what Martin likes and dislikes in his job and the properties of grain and what is the best to trade. Other topics includes, commercial maltings, impacts of nitrogen & Munich malt. As alw...
Mar 07, 2022•29 min•Ep. 175
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 28th February 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, the guys speak about Putin and how his invasion on Ukraine has affected the grain trading for them. They have some laughs together, but do talk about the serious side of things and their own opinions on what they think might happen next. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, and remember to keep in t...
Feb 28, 2022•20 min•Ep. 174
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 21st February 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, the guys speak about carbon credits and how this affects the market. They talk about how they wish they could partner up with Anne Summers, of all businesses! Other topics include McDonalds, Russia & Ukraine and of course Boris had to make another appearance. The four also try some Vegan Beer! As always, th...
Feb 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 173
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 14th February 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, the guys speak about topics including Brexit and their own opinions on Boris at this moment in time. Andrew tells the tale of being reunited with old friends Scotty & Monty, and stories of them downing Guinness! Of course, they were trying beer too, called King Slayer which was given to them by Humber Doucy...
Feb 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 172
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 7th February 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, Andrew & Bob speak about how the market is the highest it has been ever during their careers and explain why this increase is happening. Other topics mentioned this episode include storage of stock, corn production, Budweiser production & winter barely. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, an...
Feb 07, 2022•29 min•Ep. 171
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 31st January 2022, where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined by Bob King where they talk about the Malted Barley trade history. Also, the two talk about how Bob first got into the trade and how other traders developed in that period of time. They also mention observations about how the current market is doing and how they can educate the younger generatio...
Jan 31, 2022•37 min•Ep. 170
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 24th January 2022 where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. In Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined by James Gray who he met in Argentina when they were both international travellers. James shares with Andrew a few ways he is diversifying his farms, including opening a gin distillery and converting Nissen huts. Tune in to hear about worldies in Argentina, spring barley & swimming in cold la...
Jan 24, 2022•26 min•Ep. 169
This week's podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 17th January 2022 where Andrew gives you a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. Farmchat this week, Andrew is joined by John Hardy who started off his career in grain trading. The two of them speak about memories of them working together, the new graining generation & lots more! As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, and remember to keep in touch - we are @dewinggrain on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See...
Jan 16, 2022•25 min•Ep. 168
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 10th January 2022 where Andrew is joined by Ben and Ian for a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. Farmchat this week is a catch up between the three, which then escalates to the conversation of socks. Alongside this, they tackle some conversational topics including covid and whether Boris Johnson has made the right decision regarding not putting us into a lockdown. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new,...
Jan 10, 2022•31 min•Ep. 167
This week's podcast kicks off with the market report for the week beginning 20th December 2021 where Andrew is joined by Ben, Josh and Ian for a rundown of the latest from the grain trade. Farmchat this week is a solo affair as Andrew does perhaps his greatest rant to date about the key qualities of being a grain trader. This is the last podcast before Christmas and it’s a big one – enjoying more beers from the Great Newsome Brewery advent calendar, of course! As always, thanks to our listeners,...
Dec 20, 2021•28 min•Ep. 166
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report which is followed by the Farmchat with Ben and Ian as the round up the last week of trading. Unfortunately, there’s still no Andrew this week as he’s trapped at home by the dreaded Covid so instead, Ben and Ian are the hosts of this episode! This week, the ‘Christmas mode feeling’ has started to kick in at Dewing Grain – don’t fear though, we’re still here and ready to help! The beer tastings this week are beers from behind doors 4 and 5 from ...
Dec 13, 2021•20 min
This week’s podcast kicks off with the market report which is followed by the Farmchat with Ben, Josh and Ian. The guys should’ve been in London this week but due to Omicron they’re stuck at a rainy Dewing Grain HQ instead. Sadly, Andrew’s been feeling under the weather, so he won’t feature on this week’s episode which means Ben, Josh and Ian are in charge! Tune in to hear a roundup of their thoughts after a week of market volatility. The beer tasting this week is the start of our beer advent ca...
Dec 06, 2021•19 min
This week’s podcast kicks off with a brief market report section this week as Andrew, Ben and Ian have a good ol’ catch up at Dewing Grain HQ. Topics of discussion include yo-yo-ing oilseed rape, wild weather, Russia and so much more. The tasting this week is Japanese beer, Asahi. As always, thanks to our listeners, old and new, and remember to keep in touch - we are @dewinggrain on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 29, 2021•39 min
