Tridge summary
In 2022, the European Union harvested 9.3 million tons of sunflower, which is a 10% decrease from the previous year, despite expanding the areas sown with the crop by 18% to a record 5.1 million hectares. The decrease in harvest is due to drought in the EU, which caused an 18% drop in yields and completely destroyed some crops. Despite these challenges, the German Union for the Promotion of the Cultivation of Oil and Protein Crops recommends sunflower as an alternative crop to expand crop rotation and reduce risks. This recommendation is particularly relevant in light of the supply challenges of sunflower and sunflower oil from Ukraine.
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The latest estimates by experts of the European Commission indicate that in 2022 the member states of the European Union harvested 9.3 million tons of sunflower - 10% below the result of 2021, despite the expansion of the areas sown with the oilseed crop by about 18 % to a record 5.1 million hectares. The fall in the harvest is due to the drought in the EU, which depressed sunflower yields by 18% compared to last year and completely destroyed some of the crops. However, analysts of the German Union for the Promotion of the Cultivation of Oil and Protein Crops continue to see sunflower as an alternative crop in some EU regions in order to expand ...
Source: Sinor
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