Fears of flour and bread shortage after weeks of rain damages wheat crops in Canterbury, the UK

Weeks of rain have caused widespread damage to crops all over the country but it's particularly bad in Canterbury where 88 percent of our wheat is produced. Now there are fears it could cause a flour and bread shortage. Oat seed is normally golden light in colour - but this seed is weathered with spots of mould. "It's a salvage job rather than a traditional harvest," Longfield farmer Hamish Marr says. Everything is taking longer to dry out, and what looks OK on top is "wet slime" underneath. "It's a bit like ringing out a dishcloth," Marr adds. Instead of the hot, dry Canterbury summer conditions needed for harvest, farmers have been faced with overcast, wet and humid weather. This is causing rot - delaying the harvest and delaying the next crop. "It would be like mowing your lawn on a wet day and you can imagine those lumps and bumps," Marr says. Soggy seeds are now germinating, rendering them useless. "We get a couple months a year to gather our year's work, it's what we love, ...