Wet soils persist for key European grain producers
Germany
Published Mar 1, 2024
Tridge summary
Excessive rainfall in key grain producing countries in Europe, such as Germany, Poland, Romania, and parts of France, is causing challenging wet soil conditions for winter crops and spring planting. This could potentially lead to a decrease in the EU-27 wheat crop in 2024, although barley output is expected to increase. The first two weeks of March are predicted to be drier, which could support current crop forecasts. However, if the wet weather persists, wheat and possibly barley forecasts could decrease. In contrast, North Africa is facing drought conditions, delaying winter crop planting in Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya, potentially increasing import requirements and creating barley export opportunities for the UK.
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Original content
Sign up to receive the Weekly Market Report and Grain Market Daily from AHDB. Through February, large areas in key grain producing countries in Europe have continued to receive above-average rainfall keeping soils wet. These include parts of the EU-27’s second, third and fourth largest wheat growers Germany, Poland and Romania. Conditions also remain wetter than usual for the Scandinavian countries and Finland, along with parts of northeastern France. As we know only too well this winter, wet soils are challenging for winter crops and make preparations for spring planting difficult. Initial projections suggest the EU-27 wheat crop is likely to shrink in 2024; Stratégie Grains projects a year-on-year fall of 2.5% to 122.6 Mt. Meanwhile, a rise in barley output is also projected as yields recover from 2023’s lower levels and spring plantings expand. There are some signs a break in the weather is coming. World Ag Weather projects drier weather for the coming fortnight for many ...
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