Grain harvest balance, good yields despite the drought in Austria

Published 2022년 8월 5일

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Austria's grain production, excluding corn, for 2022 is estimated to reach around 2.9 million tons, an increase from the previous year, with wheat and rye making up 1.8 million tons. Maize production is projected to exceed 5 million tons. Despite rising grain prices and fertilizer costs, the grain supply situation is expected to be good. Foreign trade estimates show an export volume of 1.8 million tons and an import volume of 3 million tons. There has been an expansion in the areas for bread grain and a significant increase in soybean area, which is the fifth largest in the EU. Organic arable land makes up 20.4% of Austria's land, with an increase in organic cultivation of spelt, soft wheat, rye, durum wheat, and soybeans. The country has seen benefits from June rainfall after a dry autumn and winter, which helped make up for the lack of winter precipitation and supported grain development.

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Grain production excluding corn is estimated at around 2.9 million t for 2022 and is above the level of 2021 due to increased area and higher yields. Of the 2.9 million t, 1.8 million t are wheat and rye. Agrarmarkt Austria (AMA) sums up the forecast total production of maize this year, which will exceed 5 million tons. Grain prices have risen sharply in the past year, but organic grain prices are lagging behind conventional prices. Fertilizer costs have tripled in the same period. Grain irrigation to secure yields is gaining in importance. Foreign trade in the 2022/2023 marketing year, including maize, is estimated at an export volume of 1.8 million tons, imports at 3 million tons. Günter Griesmayr, CEO of AMA, sees a good supply situation for grain, a staple food, despite crop failures and rising production costs. The chairman of the grain advisory board of the AMA, Ernst Karpfinger, emphasizes the high quality of Austrian grain and especially the deliveries of premium and ...

Source: Bauernzeitung