European soy production increases by 8 percent

After a dip in 2020, European soybean production is on the rise again. Last year, there was already a big jump; production rose from 9.8 million to 12.1 million tonnes. This year, the area – and therefore also the production – has increased further. Ukraine in particular is making a major contribution to the increase in soybean production in the European Union this year. According to Donau Soja, production in the country is increasing by almost 25 percent to 5.9 million tonnes. This means that cultivation in Ukraine has more than doubled compared to 2020. The total European area is 10 percent higher this year than a year earlier, at 1.15 million hectares. Disappointing yields Soybean growers in the European Union had to deal with disappointing yields this year. This applies in particular to growers in Central Europe and in the east of the European Union. Heat and drought have halved yields in Serbia and Romania. The total soybean harvest in the European Union has fallen by 3.4 ...