Catch-up in sowing winter cereals in EU

In general, the temperature and soil moisture were favourable for sowing winter cereals. The emergence of the newly sown crops also went well, reports the European Commission's crop monitoring committee. However, conditions were not ideal everywhere. Eastern Spain in particular had to contend with excessive rainfall. Flooding caused a lot of inconvenience, but the consequences for arable farming were limited. The sowing of winter cereals was delayed. This caused few concerns because the temperatures are still good for this work. Italy wet and dry Northern Italy was also hit by heavy rainfall. Farmers there could only start sowing at the beginning of November. In Sicily, on the other hand, it ...