Defra’s provisional arable areas indicates a return to ‘balanced’ picture for harvest 2021

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine

Defra’s provisional arable crop areas set out last week indicate a return to a more balanced cereal cropping picture for harvest 2021, according to AHDB. Charlotte Cunningham reports. According to AHDB analyst, Megan Hesketh, the key standout difference within the report is the barley figures. “With spring barley area down 42% from 2020 and winter barley area up 35%, these increases and decreases from 2020 are shown to be more extreme than forecasted in the AHDB planted area figures,” she said. The headline figures are shown below: For wheat, the Defra figures confirm the forecast of increases in wheat area across all regions, she added. “The largest increase has been seen in the East and West Midlands, up 38% and 35% respectively. The eastern region by far remains the largest producing region according to the figures, accounting for 29% of the total English area.” For spring barley, the Defra survey presented sharper cuts to area than seen in the AHDB planting and variety survey. This included the eastern region (down 37% from 2020) and East Midlands (down 47% from 2020). With regards to winter barley and oilseed rape, winter barley harvest was 88% complete as of 12 August. “Using average…
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