where do they get these figures from. Not the real world of uk ag

[SF1]

UK 2013 rapeseed production is provisionally estimated by Defra to decline by 16%, year-on-year to 2.2Mt, due to a combination of a 5.2% decline in area and an 11.2% drop in yield caused by unfavourable growing weather.

 

[Clive]

UK 2013 rapeseed production is provisionally estimated by Defra to decline by 16%, year-on-year to 2.2Mt, due to a combination of a 5.2% decline in area and an 11.2% drop in yield caused by unfavourable growing weather.

They read fw clearly !

 

[Brisel]

Are they using June census figures only?

 

[crazy_bull]

Are they using June census figures only?

That would be my guess also, certainly not a true relation of what actually happened in the midlands.

 

[CORK]

so where would you guys put the wosr area? same as last year or reduced by less than 5%?