COPA-Cogeca projects for 2022 less European production of cereals and more oilseeds
Published Jul 5, 2022
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The committee of European agricultural organizations and cooperatives (COPA-Cogeca) has reported this Friday that for the 2022 campaign it projects a drop in cereal production of 4.4% compared to 2021, while it predicts an increase of 8.5 % for oilseeds.
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In detail, the experts from the COPA-Cogeca cereal and oilseed working groups have estimated a total cereal production of 277 million tons in the European Union (EU) for the 2022 harvest, a 4, 4% lower than the previous year's campaign, which was 290 million tons. The 2022 harvest will in turn be 3.8% lower than the multi-year average of 288 million tons, it has abounded through a statement . While the EU's common wheat acreage has remained almost stable at 21.7 million hectares planted, the organization has indicated that due to lower yields production is expected to decline to 123.4 million tonnes, in compared to 129.2 million tons last year. For other cereals these organizations expect similar production declines, with a more pronounced drop for durum wheat, which is expected to fall by 14.6% compared to 2021. highly affected by extreme weather events in many regions with high temperatures, rainfall or hail deficits. We expect a lower yield in the -5% range," said Copa-COGECA ...
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