The UK will reach record wheat imports in the 2023-24 agricultural year

Published 2024년 4월 1일

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The UK is projected to import a record two million tonnes of wheat in the 2023-24 crop year, as reported by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), an increase of 250 thousand tonnes from previous estimates. This rise in imports is due to the low quality of last year's grain harvest and concerns over the current year's harvest, particularly winter crops that have been negatively affected by an excessively wet winter. The mild climate has hindered the drying of moisture levels, impacting winter crops' condition, especially in areas like east London, Nottinghamshire, and Gloucestershire. With most winter crops in poor condition and only a little more than a third rated as good or excellent—a 56 percent decrease from the previous year—there is an expected increase in demand for feed grains and a potential rise in wheat prices. This situation is exacerbated by the risk of reduced supplies from the United States, where warm weather poses a threat to winter grain crops.

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UK wheat imports could reach a record level of two million tonnes in the 2023-24 crop year. Agriland writes about this with reference to an assessment by the British Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). This is 250 thousand tons more than the old forecast in January of this year, and also the largest figure since the 2020-2021 agricultural year. There are two reasons for this forecast: the low quality of last year’s grain harvest and concerns about the continued deterioration of the harvest this year. We are talking about winter crops that suffered due to the wet winter. The humidity turned out to be so high that since then the situation has not returned to normal. Today, the climate remains mild without heat, which is why the moisture level decreases very slowly. Among the worst affected areas are east London, Nottinghamshire in central England and Gloucestershire in the southwest of the country. According to the organization’s report as of March 26, most winter ...

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