MARS maintains positive on European grain yields despite heavy rains and floods

The European Agricultural Monitoring Agency (MARS) on Monday made only small changes to its yield forecasts, saying that excess rainfall in a number of Commonwealth countries would affect grain quality rather than yield. According to the Grain On-Line agency with a link to the MARS website. Heavy rainfall in several Western European countries in July caused unprecedented flooding and raised concerns about crop damage. However, MARS said that while wet weather made harvesting difficult for winter crops, it had a limited impact on yields. In eastern Romania, excessively humid conditions until the end of June are contributing to the possible spread of pests and diseases that can reduce the quality of the crop. Meanwhile, heatwaves in central Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia have negatively impacted the terminal growth stages of winter crops and the development of summer crops in areas where irrigation has been insufficient. Rainfall shortages in parts of Poland and Slovakia have ...