Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. The latest AHDB crop development report shows that the condition of UK crops is much worsened from April. The very dry spring this year is likely to have caused damage to many crops. Indeed, winter crop condition ratings have dropped notably from the end of April, while spring cereal ratings are lower than a year ago. The proportion of winter wheat and barley rated as good or excellent is now much lower than this time last year. The good and excellent rating means crops have ‘normal’ or ‘above normal’ yield prospects. However, please note that while the information in the current report was captured up to Monday 26 May 2025 for AHDB by RSK ADAS Ltd, the impact of the recent rainfall will not be fully captured in this report. In terms of winter wheat, 36% of the crop is currently rated as being in good or excellent condition. This is a significant deterioration from 60% at the end of April and 55% at this ...