Germany’s 2024 wheat and rapeseed crops again forecast to shrink

Published May 27, 2024

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Germany's wheat crop is projected to decrease by 5.6% to 20.31 million metric tons due to rainy autumn weather and increased use of farmland for construction and renewable energy infrastructure. The winter rapeseed crop is also expected to see an 8.4% decrease. However, the spring barley crop is anticipated to rise by 33.5% due to a 13% increase in plantings after disruptions in winter grain plantings. The grain maize (corn) crop is projected to increase by 0.8%.

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Germany’s wheat crop will shrink by 5.6% this year to 20.31 million metric tons, the country’s association of farm cooperatives said in its latest harvest estimate on Thursday, continuing forecasts of reduced crops. It forecast Germany’s 2024 winter rapeseed crop will fall 8.4% from last summer to 3.87 million tons. Declines had been expected after reductions to planted areas, but the wheat forecast was slightly up from the previous estimate of 20.16 million tons after new offical estimates of the sown area. The association said its forecasts are slightly changed to reflect latest estimates, with reductions in national statistics office projections of wheat and winter rapeseed planted areas on May 17. Reductions in planted areas had been expected after rainy autumn weather and increased use of farmland for purposes including house building and expansion of solar and wind power infrastructure. Disruption of autumn sowings by rain means that the EU 2024 soft wheat harvest is ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult