EU's wheat harvest yields similar to the average of the last 5 years

EU-level yield forecasts for cereals remain close to the five-year average. The yield of durum wheat was the one that decreased the most (´-4%) to 3,300 kg/ha, mainly due to downward revisions in France and Italy. The yield forecast for common wheat was revised substantially downwards for Italy, Romania and the Netherlands, and now, at Community level, it is in the mediocre values of the average of the last five years, about 5,640 g/ha , as stated in the report on the state of harvests, prepared by the European Commission (MARS Bulletin). Excess water continued in the Benelux, western Germany, northeastern France and northern Italy, negatively affecting crop growth and field operations. Summer crops are still being planted in several of these regions; with an overall delay of up to two months. In southern Germany, recent heavy rainfall caused local waterlogging and flooding after previously favorable conditions. In eastern Germany, southwestern Poland and northeastern Poland soil ...