German maize yields in 2021 is published

Published 2022년 3월 2일

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The German Maize Committee (DMK) has reported a successful 2021 corn harvest with a slight decrease in cultivation area and a significant increase in harvest volumes. The total area under cultivation decreased by 2.5% to 2.65 million ha, primarily due to a decrease in silage maize. However, grain maize cultivation increased by 2.7% to 431,000 ha. The silo maize harvest exceeded 100 million tons for the first time ever, with a record average yield of 472.2 dt/ha. The grain maize harvest was the largest since 2017, with an average yield of 103.6 dt/ha. The quality of maize silage was largely good to very good, but there were regional variations in energy, crude protein, starch, and fiber content. The DMK emphasized the importance of testing one's own maize silage to create performance-related rations.

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According to the German Maize Committee (DMK), the figures for the 2021 corn harvest are very encouraging. The total area under cultivation for both directions of use has decreased by 2.5% compared to 2020 to 2.65 million ha. This was mainly due to a decrease in the silage maize area, which fell by 3.5% to 2.22 million ha. Grain maize, on the other hand, increased by 2.7% to 431,000 ha, which was mainly due to increases in those countries with declining silo maize cultivation. The silo maize harvest (including biogas maize) last year was 104.8 million tons (2020: 97,500), so the harvest volume exceeded the 100 million tons mark for the first time ever. The average yield for fresh matter across Germany was 472.2 dt/ha, significantly more than the 423.9 in the previous year or even the 390 dt/ha in 2019. Farms in Hesse were in the lead: they harvested an average of just under 548 dt/ha, followed by North Rhine-Westphalia with 514 and Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate with 513 dt/ha ...

Source: Top Agrar Online