Even before and during the harvest, there was a lot of talk that the rainy weather would reduce the volume of crops in Germany, as well as their quality parameters. After the introduction of new guidelines on stricter standards for mycotoxins in grain on July 1, which we wrote about on farmer.pl, there were fears that selling grain from the region might be more difficult. Even before the introduction of these solutions, there was even lobbying to postpone them by a year, due to the difficult weather in Germany, but also in France. Because not only Germany was mentioned in this context, but also agricultural France, which, according to analysts, will collect only 25.2 million tons, and this is to be the worst result in over 40 years. How do Germans assess the situation?
read more
Harvest 2024 in Germany
As reported, many of our neighbors are disappointed with this year's crops and their quality. This results directly from the published data.
Wheat doesn't hold protein. This year's results are below average.
– For over 44 percent farmers (468 votes) the protein content in grain this year is below average. Another 26 percent (276 votes) also said they harvested only average protein this year. Only about 12 percent, equivalent to 123 votes, said on Agrarheute.com that they collected very good quality, according to the website's research.
read more
Egypt announced the largest wheat tender in history. Why?
What grain harvest in Germany?
According to data from the Farmers' Association conducted by the German radio station BR24, quoted by the website, farmers complain that the harvest will be 20-25 percent lower. from medium.
Another Agrarheute text says that this year in Germany the harvest is disappointing in many regions. Where the quoted farmer usually harvested 12 tons, now only 9, and sometimes only 6.5 tons/ha.
