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OSR and cereals planting hits 20-year low

AHDB’s latest Planting and Variety Survey shows ‘dramatic decline’ despite a modest rise in barley and oats

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Analysts at the levy board said the wet weather had been a major factor, impacting both winter and spring planting.
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Analysts at the levy board said the wet weather had been a major factor, impacting both winter and spring planting.

Planting of cereals and oilseed rape (OSR) across Great Britain has fallen by 5%, hitting the lowest level for more than two decades, a new study has revealed. AHDB's latest Planting and Variety Survey,...

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