Historical English Arable Output

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First published: Wednesday May 3rd, 2023

Historical English arable output of crops.

10 year averages

In millions of bushels

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Year	Wheat	Rye	Barley	Oats	Pulses	Potatoes
1270	18.85	8.94	14.44	20.45	0.44
1300	20.88	5.95	14.91	19.12	1.43
1350	12.02	2.72	10.91	8.93	0.95
1400	10.35	2.02	12.56	7.29	0.98
1450	7.69	2.8	9.69	8.58	0.82
1500
1550	17.08	3.83	11.82	8.14	1.74
1600	20.7	7.85	18.59	8.44	4.01
1650	27.01	3.7	33.5	6.14	6.53
1700	27.94	6.7	35.2	5.7	8.25	1.27
1750	31.48	1.51	39.67	13.03	9.03	13.56
1800	46.32	1.36	42.67	14.06	11.07	26.7
1850	73.69	1.09	58.23	15.93	9.57	44.79
1860	86.07	0.98	57	16.33	11.42	47.72

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May 3, 2023

*1800s*

Let's plant potatoes! That crop will never fail lads!