German producers plant more wheat, rapeseed, and beet for the 2021 harvest

Published May 19, 2021

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Germany has seen a 3% increase in the sown area for winter wheat for the 2021 harvest, reaching 2.83 million hectares, as per the national statistics office. There has also been a 3.9% expansion in the planting area for winter rapeseed to 991,000 hectares. On the other hand, the sown area for winter barley has decreased by 3.6% to 1.25 million hectares, and spring barley, used in malt and beer production, has seen a 17.1% decrease to around 300 thousand hectares. The sown area for spring wheat has reduced by 35.7% to just 27 thousand hectares. The sown area for corn in grain has also decreased by 0.5% to approximately 417 thousand hectares. Germany is the second largest wheat producer in the European Union and the main rapeseed producer.

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By Michael Hogan HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germany's winter wheat sown area for the 2021 harvest increased 3% in the year to 2.83 million hectares, according to a statement by Germany's national statistics office on Wednesday. Germany's winter rapeseed planting for the 2021 harvest was expanded by 3.9% to 991,000 hectares, the office said in its latest estimate. The area planted with beet expanded 3.2%, to 398 thousand hectares, said the office in the first estimate of beet sowing. The winter barley acreage, often used for animal feed, has been cut by 3.6% to 1.25 million hectares, the statistics agency said. The sowing of spring barley, used for malt and beer production, fell 17.1% to about 300 thousand hectares. The area of spring wheat was reduced by 35.7% to just 27 thousand hectares. The area for corn in ...

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