LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — Record wheat yields were recorded in Britain this year following a summer of near perfect growing conditions.
The National Farmers Union said its annual harvest survey indicated a wheat yield of 3.5 tonnes per acre, the highest ever and 16 percent higher than the previous season.
A crop of 16.67 million tonnes was projected based on area estimates for England, Scotland and Wales by Britain’s farm ministry and the Home-Grown Cereals Authority.
The crop estimate also assumes an unchanged area in Northern Ireland.
It would be the largest wheat crop since 2008, when Britain harvested a record 17.2 million tonnes.
