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UK winter wheat harvest breaks 5-year record

The wheat harvest in the UK for the 2023/24 season has been completed on 89% of the planned area, exceeding the levels of the past 5 years. Grain yields range from 7.8 to 8.2 tons per hectare, surpassing the average level. The harvesting of barley and canola has also been completed.

5 September 2023 5 September 2023

According to the monitoring data of the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), as of August 29, harvesting of winter wheat of the 2023/24 crop was carried out on 89% of the planned areas. This is higher than the result of the last 5 years (82%).

It is noted that the drier weather over the past two weeks has made it possible to achieve good results. Thus, the yield of harvested grain ranges from 7.8 t/ha to 8.2 t/ha, which is higher than the average level of recent years.

In addition, the country has completed the harvest of winter barley with an average yield of 6.2 t/ha to 9 t/ha. As of the reporting date, 59% of the planned areas were threshed under spring barley (63% - on average over the last 5 years) with a yield of 5.5-5.9 t/ha.

In parallel, harvesting of rapeseed has been completed, the yield of which is estimated at 2.8-3 t/ha. Lower-than-expected oil yields are due to locally unfavorable weather conditions and significant pest damage to crops in some regions.

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