Here is a photograph of winter wheat and oilseed rape taken yesterday from 30,000 feet somewhere between Kiev and Lviv.Admittedly it is difficult to see the crop beneath a blanket of snow but that doesn't stop everyman and his dog taking a punt on what the level of winter damage might be.
Many of last winters doom and gloom reports suggested similar death rates to this year yet we went on to harvest some pretty respectable crops.
My advice; treat crop reports with caution.