Grain harvest 2021 in Austria: Big ears, small grains

Published 2021년 8월 11일

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Austria's grain production for the current year has decreased to about 2.9 million tons, which is below both the previous year's figure and the long-term average, primarily due to reduced acreage and spring droughts. However, the situation is being offset by an anticipated good corn harvest, keeping the grain balance average. The total production, including corn, is estimated to be around 5.1 million tons. Despite these challenges, the local milling industry and the downstream bakery sector will be able to meet their requirements from the Austrian grain harvest. There are concerns about potential price hikes for bread and baked goods, but the increase in raw material costs is expected to have no impact on consumer prices, as the use of grains in baked goods is very low.

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Original content

Austria is adequately supplied with bread grain. However, this year's grain production (excluding maize) has fallen to around 2.9 million t and is thus below the level of the previous year and below the long-term average at a press conference on August 11, 2021. Together with Ernst Karpfinger, Chairman of the Expert Advisory Committee on Grains, Oilseeds, Sugar and Starch at AMA, and Christian Gessl, Head of the AMA “Market Regulations, Market & Price Reports”, Griesmayr presented the key points of this year's grain harvest. Including corn, the forecast total production is around 5.1 million t, according to the AMA boss. The current prospect of a good corn harvest raises the rather modest grain balance to an average level. Decisive for the depressed yields of the summer harvest were the reduced acreage (–5%) as well as the drought in the profitable growth stages in spring. According to Ernst Karpfinger, this has led to "large ears with small grains". Weather extremes also cause ...

Source: Bauernzeitung