Strategie Grains expects EU grain stable area for 2023 harvest
Maize (Corn)
Barley
Wheat
Published Nov 17, 2022
Tridge summary
PARIS (Reuters) - Strategie Grains, a consultancy, expects European Union farmers to keep sown area for key crops wheat, barley and maize ahead of next year's harvest almost unchanged from this season.
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In its first forecasts for the 2023/2024 season, Strategie Grains estimated the sown area of soft wheat in the EU at 21.67 million hectares, down from 21.78 million hectares last year, but slightly above the average of five years old. For barley, it predicted a total area (winter + spring) in the EU at 10.38 million hectares, up from 10.34 million in 2022/23. “Wheat and barley winter plantings are doing well in most of the EU-27, although there are problems in Spain, Bulgaria and Romania with lack of rain,” he said. The consultancy noted that while areas for these two cereals were not expected to be particularly high for the 2023 crop, it was fair to expect better yields than the overall disappointing results of 2022. “However, potential fertilizer shortages will continue to create additional uncertainties in terms of yields from the 2023 crop in the EU-27, while the ...
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