Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 1376
Agriculture: Rain
Tabled: 23 July 2024
Answered: 26 July 2024
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the recent period of prolonged and increased rainfall on the agricultural sector.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe actual impact on yield and quality of several arable crops will not be known until harvest; from mid-August onwards, but the Department expects some impact and is assessing what that might be. Early indications from the June AHDB Planting and Variety ...
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