The wheat and rapeseed harvest in Germany will exceed last year's crop

According to the forecast of the National Association of Agricultural Cooperatives of Germany, wheat production in the country will grow by 13.6% to 21.01 million tons compared to the previous year, and rapeseed by 5.6% to 3.82 million tons, although in April these crops were estimated at 21.41 million tons and 3.97 million tons, respectively, - reports the Reuters agency. Part of the crops were damaged by late frosts and spring drought in the northern part of the country, so the yield will be lower than forecast in April. However, recent rains have reduced the negative impact of drought on crops, so production is expected to increase significantly. The winter barley harvest, which is mainly used as animal feed, will decrease by 3.9% to 8.39 million tons compared to last year due to frosts and dry weather ...