He has been kept busy, despite the rain.

“When it‘s raining on one farm we‘re getting grain from another because the showers have been so localised.”

On average the grain has been coming in at 24% moisture with drying charges at £6/tonne, he added.

50-60% of the wheat has been cut in Mr Clay‘s area and he predicts most farmers will have finished harvesting their wheat by the end of the week (w/e Sept 3).

But all the wheat he now receives will have to be sold as feed because milling quality has been washed away by the rain.

“Since last Friday (Aug 27) hagbergs have dropped significantly meaning it doesn‘t make the quality requirements set by the millers.”