Romania set for record wheat, rapeseed crops

temperatures around mid-May. Rainfall in late May and early June across the major producing regions has set up the country’s winter crops for above-average yields, and it was an ideal boost for the spring-planted paddocks. Winter crops showed above-average biomass accumulation and were quite advanced by late May, and conditions have only improved for most of the country’s farmers since then. While the April cold spell initially delayed the spring sowing campaign, warmer-than-usual temperatures in subsequent weeks allowed fieldwork to accelerate and compensate for the delay, although sowing was still completed later than last year. According to the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture, grain production prospects are excellent this year, and it remains optimistic that this year’s winter crop harvest will be the country’s biggest ever. The ministry put the area planted to wheat, rye and triticale at 2.3 million hectares (Mha) as of May 28. This is significantly higher than the European ...