This year is set to see Britain’s biggest wheat yield on record, according to the NFU.

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• Estimated Winter Barley yield is 7.5 tonnes/hectare, this compares to 7.2 tonnes/hectare in 2014 (4% increase year on year) and the 10-year average of 6.5 tonnes/hectare;
• Estimated Spring Barley yield is 5.9 tonnes/hectare - very similar to last year. The 10-year average is 5.4 tonnes/hectare;
• Estimated Oilseed Rape yield is 3.8 tonnes/hectare, this compares to 3.6 tonnes/hectare in 2014 (5.5% increase year on year) and the 10-year average of 3.4 tonnes/hectare, but just below the 3.9 t/ha average in 2011.