THE first source of published data on UK crop production levels for this year will be generated by NFU members as they are encouraged to complete the annual harvest survey.

Members can answer questions on crop area and yields online in confidence on the NFU’s website or by post.

The survey looks to get as full a picture as possible of the wheat crop in England by mid-September and the year’s harvest of major combinable crops to date, by early October.

It will reflect on issues such as the effect of the extreme weather on cereals and oilseeds, the increased winter crop areas and decreased planting of spring crops, and the effect difficult early season conditions have had on crop disease pressure,