Business

20 OctoberTuesday

• 17:48 Business·2 min read Asher Valley grain growers lock in prices with millers through three-year contracts A shared online platform run by the growers' cooperative has matched more than 80 farms with regional mills on fixed-price deals, offering both sides shelter from swings in the commodity market.
• 17:11 Business·1 min read Port cranes and containers: the waterfront face of trade ▣ 10 photos Giant gantry cranes, feeder ships coming alongside and terminals that work through the night.
• 11:06 Business·2 min read Old Quay coffee roaster triples output and starts exporting Tidewheel Coffee, which began roasting in a converted net loft eight years ago, has moved into a former chandlery and is now sending beans to cafés in three countries.

16 OctoberFriday

• 06:35 Clara Whitfield Business·3 min read The quiet bill of a dozen subscriptions Small automatic payments rarely feel like spending, yet together they have become one of the least examined lines in the household budget.

15 OctoberThursday

• 16:31 Business·1 min read Up close with offshore wind turbines Turbines rising from the open sea show the sheer scale of renewable energy projects.
• 06:34 Clara Whitfield Business·3 min read Second-hand is no longer a sign of need. It's a sign of sense Buying and selling used goods has become one of the soundest routes through the household economy, and one of the greenest.