Raiffeisen expects Germany's grain harvest to be 1.2 million tons lower

Meteorological conditions in recent weeks have shown one thing: previous exceptions are now the rule. There are no longer "normal" years. Strong frosts and moderate temperatures are increasingly alternating. Moreover, sufficient rainfall is often lacking - this is true this year as well. This means stress for plants. This is explained by the grain market expert of the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV), Guido Siedler. Due to the warm spring, rapeseed and grain crops are currently significantly more developed than usual. This is proving to be a challenge in many regions this year. Due to night frosts, some rapeseed blossoms and grain crop ears in various regions of Germany have frozen. "Rapeseed can compensate for frost damage during further growth by forming blossoms on side shoots. Grain crops are different: They form only one ear. If it freezes, the yield is lost. Many gardeners have encountered this phenomenon with their fruit trees in recent years. If the blossom freezes, the ...