Hear booklet 2017

It’s still Oilseed Rape…​ but it’s worth even more

HEAR has a different oil profile to ‘00’ Oilseed Rape – in virtually all other respects it is identical​

‘OO’*

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Botanical Species is Brassica napus L​

Botanical Species is Brassica napus L​

SAME crop species​ ​

Variety yields range from 98% to 106% of NL Controls​

Variety yields range from 94% and 110% of NL Controls​

SAME yield​ ​

Average plant height is 154cm, AHDB rating of 6 (range 151 - 159cm)​

Average plant height is 150cm, AHDB rating of 6 (range 143 - 157cm)​

Disease resistance ratings of 5 or 6 for both Light Leaf Spot and Phoma​

Disease resistance ratings range from 4 to 8 depending upon variety, most are 5 are 6​

SAME disease resistance​

Value is ‘00’ plus a premium​

Standard ‘00’ market value

HEAR DELIVERS A HIGHER PRICE

SAME plant height​ ​

* HEAR data taken from Premium Crops Descriptive List 2017 see: www.premiumcrops.com ‘00’ data taken from AHDB Recommended List Varieties E&W region 2017/12018 see: www.ahdb.org.uk

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Growing HEAR for a premium will considerably increase the profitability of your Oilseed Rape​

• Pool system available for management of price risk​​

1300 1100 900 700 500 300 100 -100

And all from a crop that requires exactly the same agronomy as ‘00’ OSR​

Grow HEAR for a Premium Market

-300

‘00’ Net Margin £780.20 / ha

• ‘Produce of Area’ means NO risk of tonnage defaults – ever!​

1500

HEAR Net Margin £872.70 / ha

• Harvest movement options for efficient use of farm storage​

20% increase in Net Margin over ‘00’ OSR

Compare the Margins* for HEAR versus ‘00’ OSR

£’s per Ha

• Same full FOSFA 26a oil, moisture and admixture bonuses​

-500

‘OO’ Gross Output

Variable Costs

* Based on OSR ‘00’ price for harvest 2018 at £310/mt and 3.5mt/ha yield

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THE Profitable choice for your autumn break crop

£35/tonne premium over ’00’​ Same yield​ SAME agronomy as ’00’ OSR​ ​ It’s OSR but it’s worth a whole lot more

CONTACT US NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEAR​ AND OUR EXCELLENT RANGE OF PRODUCTION CONTRACTS FOR AUTUMN 2017

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