In 2024, wheat and rapeseed yields may be seriously reduced in Germany

This year, a sharp decline in wheat and winter rapeseed yields is expected in Germany. Such data was provided by the National Association of Agricultural Cooperatives. The harvest of grain crops can reach 20.14 million tons, oilseeds - 3.93 million tons. This is, respectively, 6.5 and 6.9 percent less than last year. Such negative assessments are associated with a reduction in acreage for both crops due to unfavorable weather conditions last fall. Read also Rain may complicate soybean harvest in Argentina While drought is usually the cause, this time it is unproductively high rainfall. The crops were not damaged by winter frosts, otherwise the losses could have been several times higher. However, how much the area was reduced is not specified. Harvests of some other grains and legumes are ...