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Europe: Santander Agroscope on field crops as of April 2022

Published May 14, 2022

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The increase in EU cereal production expected in 2022. The war conflict in the vicinity of the external borders of the European Union and the related turmoil for the global supply of agricultural raw materials have strengthened the importance of food security in EU countries. At the same time, there were growing concerns about the impact of high prices of agricultural inputs on this year's crop production.

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Increase in EU cereal production expected in 2022 The war conflict in the vicinity of the European Union's external borders and the ensuing turmoil for the global supply of agricultural raw materials strengthened the importance of food security in EU countries. At the same time, there were growing concerns about the impact of high prices of agricultural inputs on this year's crop production. However, according to the April forecast of the European Commission (DG Agri), the situation in the cereals market in the new season should be stable. The Commission estimates that the area of winter cereals sown in the season 2022/23 will be slightly higher y / y. For winter wheat and winter barley, a 1% increase is expected to 20.7 million ha and 4.8 million ha, respectively. In the case of rye, the dynamics may amount to 5.5%. The acreage of maize cultivation is also expected to be higher, which is facilitated by the temporary loosening of restrictions on set-aside land and nitrogen-fixing ...
Source: Foodfakty
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