date:Jun 13, 2013
A new snapshot poll of the UKs NFU (National Farmers Union) members has revealed that the 2013 wheat harvest is likely to be smaller than last years and that short-term confidence among arable farmers is at a new low.
The poll reveals an overall harvested area on respondents farms almost 30% lower than in 2012 echoing HGCA figures suggesting winter wheat planting area was 25% down.
The findings follow a year of unprecedented extreme weather which has battered crops, said the NFU, underlining