The combined total area of spring and winter oats grown in England for harvest 2017 is one of the largest for three decades, according to provisional figures. Jumping 17% from 102,000ha in 2016 to 120,000ha this year, it marks the second largest English oat crop grown for 30 years, provisional Defra statistics show (PDF). Driven by a steadily expanding desire for oat-based breakfast cereals and snacks, worldwide demand for oats has been on the up in recent years and hit […]
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