Wheat and rapeseed production in the UK has decreased

Published 2024년 12월 31일

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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has reported a decline in the UK's wheat and rapeseed production compared to the previous year and the five-year average. The wheat harvest has seen a 20% decrease to 11.1 million tonnes, with both the sown area and yields falling by 10% from the five-year average. This marks the weakest wheat harvest since 2020 due to adverse weather conditions. On the other hand, barley production has seen a slight increase of 1.8% to 7.1 million tonnes, with a shift from winter to spring barley. Oat harvest has increased by 19% to 986 thousand tonnes, despite remaining below the five-year average. However, rapeseed production has significantly dropped by 32% to 824 thousand tons due to a 25% decrease in sown areas and a 9.7% drop in yields.

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Wheat and rapeseed production in the UK has fallen this year compared to last year and the five-year average, while barley and oats have increased, according to figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The wheat harvest has fallen by 20% to 11.1 million tonnes as the area sown has shrunk by 11% and yields have fallen by 10% compared to the five-year average to 7.3 tonnes per hectare. This is the weakest wheat harvest since 2020, when wet weather last affected the autumn sowing. Barley production has increased by 1.8% year-on-year to 7.1 million tonnes, with a 24% fall in winter barley to 2.4 million tonnes. tonnes was offset by the same increase in spring to 4.6 million tonnes. The expansion of sown areas reached 5.1%, with autumn barley shrinking by 15% to 384 thousand hectares due to adverse weather conditions, while spring barley increased by 19% to 810 thousand hectares. Autumn barley yields fell by 9.8% to 6.4 tonnes per hectare, while spring ...

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