Winter cereal and oilseed rape yields in the UK continue to disappoint

Published 2024년 8월 20일

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The UK harvest is progressing quickly due to favorable weather conditions, with key crops like winter barley, winter oilseed rape, and wheat showing disappointing yields, which are below the five-year average. The AHDB reports that winter barley yields are 11% lower than average, WOSR yields are 9% lower, and the initial wheat yield estimate is 7% lower. These lower yields are expected due to difficult planting and early growing conditions, and are likely to make the UK more reliant on imports and keep local prices higher than global prices.

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The UK harvest has continued to progress at pace amid warm, dry weather, but yields for winter wheat, winter barley and oilseed rape yields 'continue to disappoint'. AHDB has this week published its second harvest report of 2024, covering the beginning of harvest up to 14 August. As of that date, the UK winter barley harvest is now all but compete and only a small proportion left to be cut in Northern Ireland. Similarly, the UK winter oilseed rape (WOSR) harvest progress advanced from 73% to 93% complete, while the wheat harvest reached 37%. AHDB's report shows that 22% of oats have been cut and 7% of spring barley. Helen Plant, senior analyst at AHDB, said: "Variation in planting date and crop development could now mean a break in the harvest for some as some fields are not yet fit. "For wheat, this is especially true where crops are thinner and secondary tillering has taken place." However, winter cereal and oilseed rape yields are continuing to disappoint, according to the ...

Source: FarmingUK