'Stop-start': GB harvest slowly progressing, AHDB says
Recent sunny spells has meant that harvest is now progressing, but continued variable weather by region is still contributing to a stop-start harvest.
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Recent sunny spells has meant that harvest is now progressing, but continued variable weather by region is still contributing to a stop-start harvest.
The return of cooler, wetter weather conditions has brought the prospect of improved maize and soyabean crop conditions in the United States
Farmers' margins for harvest 2023 are likely to be "squeezed" due to high costs and a downward trend in grain markets, said AHDB analysts.
Less wheat will be harvested in the UK this year due to more barley and oilseed rape being sown across the country.
The United Kingdom (UK) will harvest less wheat due to more barley and oilseed rape (OSR) having been sown.