Germany: Barley crop 2007 is estimated lower yoy due to the heat and drought in April and the rain during the harvest time

Germany's leading trading house Toepfer International forecasted on Monday, August 20th a barley harvest 2007 of 10.5 to 10.8Mt from 12Mt last year.

Wheat - 20Mt, down from the 22.4Mt harvested last year. This confirms previous trade and official estimates.
Rye - Greater planted area meant the rye crop was forecast to increase over 3Mt from 2.6Mt last year.
Maize - 3.4 to 3.5Mt from 3.2Mt last year.
Triticale - 2 to 2.1Mt against 2.2Mt last year.
Rapeseed - 5.2 to 5.3Mt against 5.3Mt last year.

This gave an overall cereal harvest of 40M to 41Mt from 43.3Mt last year. The trading house Toepfer International said that the main reasons for the decline in the forecasts is the heat and drought in April and the rain during the harvest time that interrupted the harvest repeatedly.

22 August, 2007