Rain too late for European crops, only beets can still benefit

Published 2022년 9월 20일

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The article discusses the impact of drought and rainfall patterns on agricultural areas across Europe, highlighting the variability of conditions from region to region. Italy is dealing with drought in central and northwestern regions, impacting soil moisture and irrigation availability for farmers, while northeastern areas receive relieving rain. Benelux, West Germany, Hungary, and Romania have experienced droughts with adverse effects on key crops like grain, silage maize, sugar beet, and potatoes, although recent rainfall in Hungary and Romania has improved seedbed preparation and sowing conditions for winter crops. In Northern Europe, including Poland, the dry soil conditions have posed challenges for sowing, with Poland also facing issues due to excess wetness in the south. Spain is expected to continue experiencing drought.

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For example, the rain in Italy brought some relief in the northeast. But in central and northwestern regions of the country, farmers continue to deal with low soil moisture and reduced water availability for irrigation. In Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg (Benelux) and West Germany, the drought lasted until the first days of September. According to JRC, this mainly had negative consequences for grain and silage maize, sugar beet and potatoes. Rainfall in Hungary and Romania since mid-August improved the conditions for preparing the seedbed and sowing winter crops. North Europe Growers in Northern Europe were annoyed by the dry ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst