article_snippet: The early delivery is thanks to the weather this winter, which the Met Office has said was the sunniest since records began in 1929 .
article_snippet: This is thanks to the weather this winter, which the Met Office has said was the sunniest since records began in 1929.
article_snippet: The figures for rainfall and temperature were average, but the number of sunny days was 125% of the long-term average.
highlights_snippet: The crop is due to mild winter weather, the sunniest since records began .