The average yield of winter wheat for harvest 2016 fell to 8.9t/ha, 13% lower than in 2015 and 2% lower than the 2012-16 five year average.
Rainfall in the latter stages of crop development hampered yields, with the lack of sunshine particularly affecting wheat on heavy soils, oilseed rape and winter barley.
Oilseed rape yields felt the impact of Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle as the average winter OSR yield fell to 2.9t/ha, 23% lower than in 2015 and 18% lower than the five year average.
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