German cooperatives lower harvest estimates due to drought stress

Published Jun 21, 2023

Tridge summary

Extreme drought in eastern Germany has led to a decrease in grain production, with a projected 3.3% drop to 42 million tonnes. Winter wheat production is expected to decrease by 2.4% to 21.56 million tonnes. Yields per hectare for both winter wheat and barley have also seen a decrease of 1% and 6.3% respectively, despite a 5.2% expansion in area. The drought is also impacting Poland, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, and Spain, while Canada's wheat crop and Brazil's corn crop are expected to be good. This will result in a slightly above last year's global supply.

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The eastern states in particular have been affected by the extreme drought. According to the new estimate, total grain production in Germany will fall by 3.3% to 42 million tonnes. More than half of this consists of winter wheat. The harvest is estimated at 21.56 million tons, which is 2.4% less than last year. Yields per hectare remain at just under 7.6 tonnes per hectare, which amounts to a decrease of 1%. According to the new estimate, winter barley yields of 7.1 tonnes per hectare are about 6.3% lower than a year ago. An expansion of the area by 5.2% cannot therefore prevent the final production from being somewhat lower. The lower yields in Germany are not isolated. It is also very dry in Poland, Scandinavia and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Even ...

Source: Boerderij