Scotland’s cereal harvest revised down after poor weather

Cereal harvest estimates for Scotland have been revised downwards, reflecting the difficult harvest period and a decline in the area drilled. Initial estimates from the Scottish government suggested 2015 would see the best cereal harvest in 20 years in terms of yields. But final estimates of the 2015 Scottish cereal and oilseed rape harvest – derived from the annual Cereal Production Survey – show yields were 5% lower than anticipated, and were largely unchanged compared with last year. Wheat production however, was […]