Paul’s agricultural career spanning some 40 years to-date started when he joined regional farming cooperative Staffordshire Farmers Ltd in the early 1980’s.
Joining family merchanting business NB Camber Ltd in 1990, where Paul managed the arable and grain trading activities of the business, he took up a Senior Trading role in 1999 with local competitors Shropshire Grain Ltd. Acquired by Wynnstay Group PLC Paul continued in this position through to the merger of Shropshire Gran and Wrekin Grain in 2011 when both businesses combined to form Grainlink Ltd, the grain trading division of Wynnstay Group PLC.
In 2012 Paul moved to Agrii Ltd heading up the Crop Marketing and Risk Management activities of the business before a move back into the trading environment setting up and managing a regional office for Countyrwide Farmers Ltd.
2015 Paul re-joined Wynnstay Group arable division as Arable Trading Manager working alongside the Grainlink team with whom Paul currently holds his Senior Arable and Grain Trading Role
When it comes to selling wheat, many growers revert to selling it for animal feed, however it is important to evaluate and maximise the potential of grain in terms of market and premiums, as many could be missing out on opportunities to add value to their grain.
It is important to remember that not only group one varieties on the recommended list have the potential to offer a premium, as many group twos, threes and fours can also provide this if the specs are met, which many of them are capable of.
In Season 3, Episode 7 of the Wynnstay Agri-Hub podcast, Rob Hess one of our Senior Traders at GrainLink has joined me to discuss the potential of grain in terms of how growers can optimise quality and ultimately achieve the best price possible.
