European wheat harvest may suffer due to weather conditions

Published 2024년 2월 2일

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The European Union's soft wheat harvest is expected to decline due to warm weather conditions and a lack of snow cover in Western Europe. Analysts predict a 1% reduction in the grain harvest forecast, equivalent to 1.3 million tons, bringing the total to 124.5 million tons. The absence of snow in key production areas and fluctuating temperatures could potentially damage or kill winter wheat crops. However, the rapeseed harvest forecast remains steady at 18.8 million tons.

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The prospects for the soft wheat harvest in the European Union may worsen significantly due to a lack of snow cover. This was reported by Zerno On-Line with reference to data from the research agency Refinitiv Commodities Research. According to analysts, this factor, together with warm weather conditions in Western Europe, is forcing the forecast for the grain harvest in the EU countries to be reduced this year by one percent or 1.3 million tons year-on-year to 124.5 million tons. The Grain Council increased the forecast for the grain harvest in Russia Experts also expect cooler weather conditions to set in over much of the bloc's country in the near future. However, in this case this will not improve the situation. According to their forecasts, temperature changes combined with the lack of snow in a number of key production regions may worsen the condition of winter wheat crops or even lead to the death of some plants in the second half of this month. ...

Source: Rosng