In particular, the forecast for wheat production (excluding durum wheat) has been revised downwards from 140.8 to 137.5 million tonnes (148.7 million tonnes in 2025). The reason is that crops in Germany, Poland and, to a lesser extent, France were severely affected by the summer heat, according to Oilworld.
The maize production forecast has been revised downwards from 52.7 to 48.6 million tonnes (56.5 million last year) due to severe heat and drought during the pollination period in western and central Europe. For France, the estimate has been revised downwards from 9.4 to 7.6 million tonnes (13.8 million tonnes last year). This is the lowest figure in the last 20 years. Hungary will harvest just 1.9 million tonnes of maize (3.8 million tonnes last year). In addition to weather conditions, the decline in production is due to a reduction in the area under maize across the EU.
At the same time, the forecast for barley production in the EU and the UK has been raised from 57.6 to 57.9 million tonnes, which will still be lower than last year’s harvest (63.3 million tonnes).
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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