Finman
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http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/oil_seed_rape.cfm
In the UK the oilseed rape crop was barely known until the 1970's when the explosion in commodity prices and targeted support from the CAP raised the price to a sufficiently high level that farmers chose to grow it. Now, around 400,000 hectares of oil seed rape is grown annually, roughly one eighth of the area of wheat and barley. Most of this is autumn sown and known as winter oilseed rape.
Oilseed rape is not a very high yielding crop by comparison with cereals. Typically winter rape yields around 3 tonnes per hectare compared with 8 tonnes per hectare for wheat. However, with a higher price and the "break crop" benefit to the following wheat crop, oilseed rape remains an important crop in the arable rotation and currently the UK is about 90% self sufficient.
Production area oilseed rape
hectares
2000 …..... 402
2001 …..... 451
2002 …..... 432
2003 …..... 542
2004 …..... 558
2005 …..... 593
2006 …..... 575
2007 …..... 681
2008 …..... 598
2009 …..... 581
http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/oil_seed_rape.cfm
In the UK the oilseed rape crop was barely known until the 1970's when the explosion in commodity prices and targeted support from the CAP raised the price to a sufficiently high level that farmers chose to grow it. Now, around 400,000 hectares of oil seed rape is grown annually, roughly one eighth of the area of wheat and barley. Most of this is autumn sown and known as winter oilseed rape.
Oilseed rape is not a very high yielding crop by comparison with cereals. Typically winter rape yields around 3 tonnes per hectare compared with 8 tonnes per hectare for wheat. However, with a higher price and the "break crop" benefit to the following wheat crop, oilseed rape remains an important crop in the arable rotation and currently the UK is about 90% self sufficient.
Production area oilseed rape
hectares
2000 …..... 402
2001 …..... 451
2002 …..... 432
2003 …..... 542
2004 …..... 558
2005 …..... 593
2006 …..... 575
2007 …..... 681
2008 …..... 598
2009 …..... 581