2024 yields were down across all crops

Average yields were down across all crops reviewed in AHDB’s harvest survey, with spring crops performing much better than winter crops, as the final harvest results come in.

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Spring crops performed much better than winter crops
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Spring crops performed much better than winter crops

Winter wheat yields were 7.3% below the five-year average, averaging 7.5 tonnes per hectare, according to the report, which uses data collected from UK farms. Some growers managed to produce high yields...

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