Defra Peg UK Wheat Crop At 14.2 MMT
Defra say that the 2009 UK wheat crop was 14.2 MMT - 300,000 higher than the NFU's 13.9 MMT - but still 18% down on last season. Yields averaged 7.9 MT/ha they say.
They peg barley production at 6.7 MMT, also higher than the NFU's 6.33 MMT and 10% higher than last season, largely due to a significant switch into spring barley. Barley yields averaged 5.8 Mt/ha, they add.
OSR output was 1.9 MMT they say, broadly unchanged from last season's 1.98 MMT. Yields were better than last year at 3.4 MT/ha, they say.
These figures are Defra's first efforts at forecasting the 2009 harvest results, final UK figures won't be issued until January.
They peg barley production at 6.7 MMT, also higher than the NFU's 6.33 MMT and 10% higher than last season, largely due to a significant switch into spring barley. Barley yields averaged 5.8 Mt/ha, they add.
OSR output was 1.9 MMT they say, broadly unchanged from last season's 1.98 MMT. Yields were better than last year at 3.4 MT/ha, they say.
These figures are Defra's first efforts at forecasting the 2009 harvest results, final UK figures won't be issued until January.
