Wheat mills and pasta manufacturers are lacking wheat in Germany

A miserable durum wheat harvest is a problem for durum wheat mills and pasta manufacturers: There are simply too few goods on the market! The reasons for this are extreme heat and drought in North America as well as unfavorable weather conditions in other important growing countries. "Noodles will certainly not run out, but whether all the shelves will be as full of noodles this year as in the past cannot be foreseen," says Guido Jeremias, a member of the board of the Association of Grain, Milling and Starch Industry (VGMS). “With global warming, there will be an increasing number of extreme weather events, which will undoubtedly have an impact on the grain harvests - in terms of both quantity and quality. This year durum wheat was particularly hard hit, ”said Jeremias. Pasta, couscous or bulgur are made from durum wheat and it is difficult or impossible to replace it with other grains. Drought and heat in the USA and Canada, floods in France and too much rain in Central Europe ...