EU counts on above-average wheat yields

Published 2023년 3월 21일

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The European Union's crop monitoring committee is predicting an average wheat yield of 5.77 tons per hectare for the upcoming season, marking a 4% increase from the previous year and a 3% higher than the five-year average. The forecast varies across member states, with the Netherlands expecting a slight decrease from last year's production but still maintaining high yields. France's yields are expected to be similar to last year and the five-year average. Spain's production is anticipated to be 25% higher than last year, recovering from extreme drought, while Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria are all expecting significant increases in wheat yield compared to recent years. Ireland is the only member state expected to harvest more than 10 tons per hectare, although this is a slight decrease from last year.

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For the time being, the crop monitoring committee JRC is aiming for an average yield of 5.77 tons of wheat per hectare in the European Union. Dutch wheat production is currently estimated at just over 9 tonnes per hectare. That is a fraction lower than normal, but more than 1.3 tonnes lower than the 10.4 tonnes harvested from a hectare last year. The estimated wheat yield in the European Union is 4% above the amount that came from the country last year. Compared to the five-year average, the prognosis is 3% higher. However, in the largest wheat country in the EU – France – the yield expectation fluctuates around last year and the five-year average. More wheat in Spain In Spain, on the other hand, the forecast is based on a harvest that will be a quarter larger than last year. That is because Spain suffered from extreme drought last year. It is still not wet, but the yields are still heading towards the average level of the past five years. The wheat in Hungary, Romania and ...

Source: Boerderij