Germany: First results of maize harvest are satisfactory

The first results of the maize harvest in 2021 are proving to be satisfactory despite unfavorable weather conditions. In most regions, good to very good corn crops have grown with a full ear. This is what the rural people of Lower Saxony and the German Maiskomitee e.V. (DMK) report. Damp weather and late ripening Due to the initial development delay in the cold and wet spring, the time of harvest is behind the same period of the previous year. Even the mixed weather conditions in the summer months did not give maize any boost, say the Lower Saxony people. The current damp weather also means that the harvest time is delayed due to difficult working conditions. Many had to interrupt their work in the field again because it was just too damp. "- Karl-Friedrich Meyer, Landvolk Niedersachsen As in the previous year, there are regional differences in the maturity of silage, writes the rural people. The harvest time in the north is significantly later than in other areas. There the early ...