UK wheat crop seen at 16.28mn T, up 20.1pc

• United Kingdom's wheat harvest this year is provisionally seen at 16.28 million tonnes, up 20.1 percent from the prior season.
• The ministry estimated the barley crop at 8.18 million tonnes, up 25.6 percent.

The ministry estimated the barley crop at 8.18 million tonnes, up 25.6 percent.

Further details will be provided, along with an estimate of the rapeseed crop, on Thursday.