The UK cereal harvest fell nearly 11% to 22.1m tonnes largely due to lower grain yields which reflected a lack of sunshine in early summer, according to an official Defra forecast.

In addition, the oilseed rape harvest was down 30% at 1.8m tonnes due to both lower yields and a fall in the area for the crop, the Defra forecast reported.

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