The grain corn crop of the EU may be better than last year

At the European Union level, compared to the average of the past 5 years, the expected average yield of grain corn this year has decreased by 3 percent, mainly due to the weather conditions in Romania, Bulgaria and Greece, but the average yield of 7.26 tons per hectare is still 23 percent higher than last year, according to the National Meteorological Office. From the service's September international agrometeorological analysis. (Photo: Pixabay) According to EU data, the expected average yield of grain corn in Hungary has improved significantly; the average yield of 8.20 tons per hectare is 17 percent higher than the average of the last 5 years and 140 percent higher than last year. They added: the expected yield of sunflowers also decreased in these three countries, but this is offset by the improved yield outlook for France and Hungary. According to the EU forecast, the average yield of 3.26 tons per hectare estimated for Hungary is 18 percent higher than the average of the ...