Europe endures a season to forget

Published 2024년 10월 2일

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The European Union's grain production expectations for the 2024/25 season are declining due to adverse weather conditions, with the total cereal production projected at 260.9 million tonnes, down 3.3% from the previous season. Wheat production is at its lowest in over a decade, and quality issues have led to a significant decrease in French wheat exports. Corn production is also expected to decrease, with the harvest predicted to be 4.1% lower than in 2023. Despite these challenges, summer crop harvest in western Europe has seen favorable weather conditions. However, dry conditions in southern-central and eastern Europe have impacted biomass accumulation and corn grain-filling period.

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With this season’s winter and spring crop harvest across the European Union largely concluded and the summer crop harvest now underway in the bloc’s southern growing regions, the total grain production expectations for the 2024/25 season have continued to decline as final harvested yields are gradually revealed. This reduction can primarily be attributed to adverse weather conditions, particularly record rainfall in late 2023 and then a wet harvest, which negatively impacted winter crop sowing and plant development across key producing countries such as France, Germany, the Baltic states, and Poland. Dry weather in the Black Sea region also took the shine off mid-season winter crop production optimism in the neighbouring states of Bulgaria and Romania. According to the European Commission’s latest production estimates released last Friday, total cereal production across this season’s winter, spring and summer cropping programs is projected at 260.9 million tonnes (Mt), down 3.3pc ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult