UK wheat area set to fall following heavy rains
The UK wheat area for this summer’s harvest is expected to be its smallest since 2020 following heavy rainfall during autumn and winter, Britain’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said on Friday. The AHDB planting survey showed the UK wheat area would be down 15%, compared with the previous summer, at 1.46 million hectares. “All parts of the UK have suffered. The East Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber are reported as the worst affected, with notable flooding in these areas,” the AHDB said. Other predominately winter planted crops declined, ...
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