Total wheat plantings are up 1％ in Great Britain, according to the latest HGCA Planting and Variety Survey. Conducted by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board's (AHDB) Market Intelligence team, the 201 1 crop survey showed that GB wheat plantings rose from a total area of 1.923m hectares (ha) to 1.941 m ha. Group 3 plantings (soft varieties used for biscuits and cakes) in Great Britain increased 4% to achieve a 1 5% share, while there was no change in the total area used for GB Group 1 plantings (varieties used for milling and baking), which remained at 1 7% of total plantings.
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