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• £35/t premium over ‘00’ Rape • Minimum price £280/t ex farm • Harvest movement option

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Grow HEAR for a Premium Market Growing High Erucic Acid Rape (HEAR) for a premium market will considerably increase the profitability of your Oilseed Rape.

• A £35/tonne premium over ‘00’ RAPE • £280/tonne Minimum Price • S ame full FOSFA 26a oil, moisture and admixture bonuses as ‘00’ Rape • Same yield per hectare as ‘00’ Rape • S ame agronomy as ‘00’ Rape so easy transition

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A £35/tonne premium over ‘00’ RAPE £280/tonne Minimum Price

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Grow HEAR for a Premium Market “We grow HEAR to add value, in other words to increase the gross margin of our Rape”.

HEAR has a different oil profile from ‘00’ Rape. In other respects it is identical.

• Harvest movement allows efficient use of farm storage

David & Roger Barron, G & J Barron Colchester

• P ool System available for risk management and regular payments • ‘Produce of hectares’ contract means no risk of default – ever!

• Varieties: PALMEDOR (hybrid), ROCCA (hybrid), ERGO and ROBBINS

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Premium Crops HEAR Crop vs alternatives 2015 Prices £ 340 330 320 310 300 290 280 AHDB Average Cost of Production

270 260 250 Leading ‘00’ Rape Pool

Market Tracker Average

HOLL

Premium Crops HEAR Pool Average

OSR Options Compared

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November 2017 Comparison GM at current levels HEAR advantage at 3.2t/ha = £92.50/ha

WINTER RAPE Production level Yield: tonnes per ha Ex farm price FOSFA Bonus HEAR/HOLL bonus £/t Output

‘00‘ 3.5 245 30 0 275 963

HOLL 3.5 245 30 20 295 1033

HEAR PCL 3.5 245 30 35 310 1085

Variable Costs Seed 75 90 105 Fertiliser 205 205 205 Sprays 160 160 160 Total Variable Costs

440

455

470

Gross Margin per ha 523 578 615

Fieldwork contract charges 272 272 272 155 155 155 Rent

Net Margin

427

427

427

96

151

188

HEAR advantage at 5.0t/ha = £145.00/ha

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Descriptive List of High Erucic Acid Varieties 2016/17

DK CABERNET PR46W21 PALMEDOR ROCCA Eraton

Mean

NEW Restout

Control

Control

Variety Type 1st Commercial Harvest Year in UK

RH 2010

RH 2009

RH 2008

RH 2014

RH 2010

RH 2015

RH 2016

Gross Output (yield adjusted for oil content) as a % Control

101%

101%

98%

102%

95%

95%

106%

4.24 t/ha

102%

101%

96%

99%

92%

96%

104%

Agronomic Features* Autumn Vigour Spring Vigour Stem Stiffness at Harvest Plant Height (cm) Earliness of Maturity

6.1 7.2 7.4 146 4.5

5.9 6.7 7.0 150 4.2

5.7 6.5 7.1 156 5.9

6.4 7.0 5.8 150 5.6

5.9 5.7 6.9 149 4.0

5.8 6.9 6.6 159 5.1

5.5 6.5 7.0 150 6.6

Disease Resistance* Light Leaf Spot Phoma Stem Canker Verticillium longisporum Downy Mildew

6 7 5 n/a

4 4 3 n/a

7 5 4 6

7 5 4 9

7 5 4 6

6 5 4 5

6 5 5 6

42.47 Very Low

43.14 Very Low

44.32 High

42.93 High

44.86 High

42.43 Med

43.19 High

Seed Yield as a % Control

Seed Quality at 9% moisture Oil Content (%) Erucic Acid Content**

43.39% 45.2%

Data from trials commissioned by Premium Crops and run by NIAB, Cambridge Arable Technologies and Scottish Agronomy Yield is a mean of 20 trial sites across four harvest years (2012 to 2015) * 1 to 9 scale, 9 = Character expressed to a high degree ** Low = less than 45%, Medium = 45 to 46%, High = >46% ‘New’ varieties are based on very limited data

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ERGO

Control

Candidate

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is HEAR grown?

HEAR crops are widely grown in France, Germany, UK, Canada and USA. Crops of HEAR have been grown in the UK since 1986. The estimated size of the UK HEAR market is >25,000 hectares.

Will growing ‘00’ Rape mean I can’t grow HEAR? No – as long as there are two (or more) other crops between HEAR and ‘00’ crops, the level of cross contamination will not affect the marketability of either type.

Is there a recommended isolation required?

Recommended 2m gap or physical barrier.

How do I manage my crop of HEAR? HEAR crops are managed identically to other Rape crops.

Are HEAR varieties as high yielding as other Rape?

Yes – new varieties give yields equivalent to ‘00’, any difference in yield is often offset by the quality bonuses gained from a higher oil content from HEAR.

Will growing HEAR contaminate my land?

No – to our knowledge this has never happened.

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What seed treatments will be applied to the planting seed?

Our Winter HEAR planting seed will have the most modern products available applied to them, as per other commercial Rape seed.

What is the grower’s position with crop failures, or loss of crop?

Our contracts are for the ‘produce of area’ and are non-defaultable, so growers will never face charges if facing shortfalls in production.

Where do I place my order?

Call Premium Crops on 02392 632883.

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“I have grown HEAR for over 10 years and the premiums available have made it the biggest gross margin on the farm for many seasons. Why would you not grow HEAR?” Bill Black, Rockingham Farms, Tiptree, Essex

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