The EU's output was adjusted well below the five-year average

From the first of August to the middle of September, very high temperatures were registered in southern and eastern European countries, from Greece to Slovenia to Romania, plants suffered from heat shock and lack of water. This weather caused forced ripening mostly in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. Eastern Ukraine and southern Russia, as well as parts of Belarus, experienced the same situation. September brought wet (and cool) weather to much of Europe, causing flooding in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria – we also struggled with the Danube. It is difficult to quantify the damage caused by Cyclone Boris, the amount of precipitation that fell in 6 days is shown on the map: Based on the latest EU estimate, average yields from corn and sunflower can be expected to be 7-8% lower than the five-year average. On the other hand, the yields of sugar beet and potatoes may be 1-2% better than those experienced in the last five years, and fodder peas and ...