2025 rapeseed crops faring better than winter cereals in the UK: Grain market daily

Published 2024년 12월 3일

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AHDB's first report on the condition of GB winter crops for harvest 2025 shows winter oilseed rape (WOSR) in a much stronger condition than winter wheat, barley or oats. As of 25 November, 73% of WOSR was rated as in good or excellent condition, while for winter barley, winter oats, and winter wheat, the figures were 57%, 52%, and 45% respectively. The weather conditions have challenged the planting of winter cereal crops this autumn, with 7% of winter barley, 18% of winter wheat, and 11% of winter oats yet to be planted or emerge as of 25 November.

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Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. AHDB’s first report on the condition of GB winter crops for harvest 2025 shows winter oilseed rape (WOSR) in a much stronger condition, than winter wheat, barley or oats. As of 25 November, 73% of WOSR across GB was rated as in good or excellent condition. While a year-on-year comparison isn’t available, the rating is not far behind November 2022 when 77% was in a good or excellent condition or November 2021 (78%). However, ratings for winter cereals are notably lower than WOSR. As of 25 November, 57% of winter barley, 52% of winter oats, and 45% of winter wheat was in a good / excellent condition. The weather again provided challenges to planting winter cereal crops this autumn, though with substantial variation across GB. It has alternated between very wet and relatively long dry periods before turning wet again, affecting parts of GB in different ways. Most WOSR (74%) was planted in August with better ...

Source: Ahdb