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German farmers plant more rapeseed and winter wheat for the 2022 harvest

Canola Seed & Rapeseed
Wheat
Germany
Published Dec 23, 2021

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Germany's winter rapeseed sowing for the 2022 crop has risen sharply by 8.7% year-on-year to about 1.08 million hectares, Germany's national statistics agency estimated on Wednesday (22/12). Wheat cultivation. The winter wheat sown in Germany for the 2022 crop has moderately increased by 0.4% in the year, to about 2.87 million hectares.

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Germany's winter rapeseed sowing for the 2022 crop has risen sharply by 8.7% year-on-year to about 1.08 million hectares, Germany's national statistics agency estimated on Wednesday (22/12) . Wheat cultivation. (Photo: REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko) Germany's winter wheat sown area for the 2022 crop increased moderately by 0.4% in the year to around 2.87 million hectares. The agency's sowing estimates are traditionally one of the first detailed indications of prospects for the next harvest in Germany. Germany is the second largest wheat producer in the European Union, after France, and a major exporter. It is one of the biggest producers of rapeseed in the EU, the most important ...
Source: Agroinforme
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