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 wheat 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 20 % to 40 million tonnes . German insurance group GDV said the water shortage could cost German farmers € 2bn ( $ billion ) .