Harvest progress in Great Britain

Following long dry spells in the spring and recent high temperatures, harvest is off to the fastest start since at least 2006 (earliest available report), with multiple reports of winter barley being cut in June.

Due to a band of heavy rainfall during the weekend of the 5–6 July, there was a slight pause in combining. Though harvest pace has since picked up.

Winter barley harvest is progressing rapidly, owing to the dry weather either side of the 5–6 July.

However, progress is highly variable both within and between regions. Out of those farms surveyed across the UK, 10% of winter barely crops are reported to have been harvested.

While some oilseed rape has now been cut, no progress was reported by participants in this survey. Reports of yields in the earliest cut oilseed rape have been encouraging, though variable.

Due to the high temperatures forecast for the coming days, growers are warned to be mindful of temperature claims when going into stores.

Harvest is expected to continue progressing well in the coming fortnight, with winter barley harvesting already complete for some farms.

There will now be a gap for many before winter wheat harvest commences, while some will move straight into harvesting oilseed rape.

This is the first report of 2025. The second report of 2025 is scheduled for release on Friday 25th July.

The latest 2025 information is now available to view in the report.

• Use the drop down menus at the top of the dashboard to select a harvest week and crop. This will allow you to view the national harvested area for that crop (top chart) as well as a regional breakdown (right-hand chart). National quality and yield information (left-hand table) is also available for all crops alongside harvest progress comments (map). The line chart tracks national harvest progress, for the selected crop, compared to previous years

• Use the drop down menus at the top of the second chart to view the harvest progress, of a particular crop, throughout the season

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