Cereals
(asked on 21st May 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what change there has been to the acreage of cereal plantings on English farms in 2026 compared to 2025.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 4th June 2026
Defra publishes official estimates of crop areas in England relating to 1 June each year. 2026 crop areas will be collected throughout June/July and cereal area estimates are due to be published here [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cereal-and-oilseed-rape-areas-in-england] on 27 August 2026. Areas for previous years are available via the same link.