Orion Farming Group Fuel Update 28th January 2026

Prices – Over the last week the average Orion prices have remained fairly static with very little movement. Please call the Office for accurate daily prices.

Pricing grid – As previously mentioned we are hoping to be able to reinstate this at some point. A change of operating system in the Orion Office has meant us being unable to reproduce this currently.

Deliveries: Up to 14 working days, dependant on the Supplier and the area they cover, suppliers are now very busy with their winter domestic trade.

Kerosene – Please check on your tanks for any requirements, with lead times increasing it may be difficult to get “Quick” deliveries.. This will continue throughout the Winter.

For electricity enquiries please contact Stuart in the office or email – stuart@ofg.org.uk for any other enquiries please visit our CONTACT page

Your Farm Fuel Q&A: 28th January 2026

This update provides a snapshot of the major market shifts occurring this week.

Q: Where is Brent crude right now?

A: Brent is trading around the high-$70s per barrel, having firmed slightly over the past week. The key point: every dip keeps getting bought. The market is telling us there’s a solid price floor in place.

Q:What’s changed in the market since last week?

A: Two things:

1. Supply discipline is holding – OPEC+ rhetoric remains tight and credible.

2. Risk premium has crept back in – ongoing geopolitical tension and shipping concerns mean traders are building caution back into pricing.

Q: What’s happening with UK wholesale gasoil?

A:Firm to slightly higher.

Any small Brent pullbacks are not feeding through. UK distributors are seeing stable demand and are not discounting to move volume. The wholesale market is calm, but it’s not loose.

Q: Are farm fuel prices easing at all?

A:No meaningful easing.

Prices are largely flat week-on-week, but flat at a relatively high level. That matters — stability here doesn’t mean cheap, it just means the market has settled into an expensive groove.

Q: Is demand still a factor in late January?

A:Yes — but quietly.

Winter heating demand is tailing off slowly, not collapsing. Agriculture, transport, and heating are all ticking over. There’s no demand shock coming to bail prices out.

Q: Does the wider UK economic picture help farmers on fuel?

A:Not directly.

Slower growth and cost pressures haven’t translated into cheaper fuel. Energy markets are being driven far more by global supply and politics than domestic demand right now.

Fuel price outlook section provided by Investing.com and Gemini.

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Please note that any opinions expressed in this update are sources from market information / analysis and do not represent views of Orion Farming Group. Orion Farming Group accepts no responsibility for any Member decisions made on the basis of information provided in the weekly fuel update.

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