Aug 08 2018, 6:35 PMAug 08 2018, 6:50 PMAugust 08 2018, 6:35 PMAugust 08 2018, 6:50 PM
Germany will have the smallest grain harvest in 24 years as heatwave and drought prevent supplies meeting demand, farming co-operative DRV forecasts. The EU’s second-largest grower expects to produce 36.3 million tonnes of grain this year, 20% lower than in 2017. Production of Germany’s main crop, wheat, is expected to be 19% lower at 20 million tonnes, while corn will fall almost 50% to 2.3 million tonnes. In a separate report, the European Commission said that its food security agency (EFSA), which monitors EU agricultural policy, had forecast cereal production would drop by about 2% next year compared with last year.