'A wake-up call for us all': New data confirms historically poor UK harvest

James Murray
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North Curry Moor floods on the Somerset Levels / Credit: iStock
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North Curry Moor floods on the Somerset Levels / Credit: iStock

Defra confirms 2024 has seen the third lowest production for wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape since modern records began in 1984

New government data this week has confirmed the UK has just experienced an historically poor harvest, with wet weather contributing to the third lowest total production level of production for wheat, barley,...

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