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Bleak outlook for OSR as area looks set for further decline

Oilseed rape area is set for further decline after catastrophic yields have left many growers pulling the plug on the crop.

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Bleak outlook for OSR as area looks set for further decline

Oilseed rape area is set for further decline after catastrophic yields have left many growers pulling the plug on the crop. This season (2019/20), England's oilseed rape area fell by 28 per cent on...

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