A forage harvester for harvesting crop is described. The harvester comprises a header for harvesting crop and providing the crop to a cutter drum of the harvester for processing the crop, and a wear plate positioned in the vicinity of the cutter drum to guide the cut crop towards a discharge section of the harvester. The harvester further comprises a flow generator for generating a fluid flow along a surface of the wear plate facing the cutter drum or along an inner discharge surface of the discharge section, in order to facilitate a transport of the cut crop towards an outlet of the discharge section.
