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Crops challenge continues as agronomists predict 'average' yield

Lack of sun and increased rain levels raise disease threat but markets remain buoyant

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Agronomists predict average yields amid environmental pressures
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Agronomists predict average yields amid environmental pressures

Farmers across the country continue to face uncertainty as wet weather, raised pest threat and disease dominate the season. "Winter wheats are a bit all over the place really, says Ben Boothman, an...

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