Regional differences in drought conditions lead to considerable yield differences in Germany The graphs above show the soil moisture in the topsoil up to 25 cm and up to a depth of 1.80 m in the last 14 days. In particular, the middle graph shows the extent of the drought that has its origin in the previous year. The northern German region is affected as far as the low mountain ranges with the exception of Schleswig-Holstein. The southern German regions perform better, but here too there are regional deviations, for example in Eastern Bavaria. The grain yields in 2019 in Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg are above the multi-year average. Bavaria reaches a close average level. NRW and Lower Saxony are 2.5% and 3.3% below average, with regional differences still to be considered. Revenues were even weaker in Saxony (-5.1%) and in Thuringia (-8.9%).The countries of Saxony-Anhalt (-18%) and Brandenburg (-15%) suffered above-average earnings losses. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and especially Schleswig Holstein benefited due to the proximity to the coast with rising yields. For the whole of Germany, grain yields fell by -3.7% compared to the 2013-2018 average. Total harvest, at 44.7 million tonnes, was -3.3% below the multi-year average. Grain consumption is estimated at 42.5 million tonnes due to the decline in pig stock. Coceral estimates wheat with approx. 23 million tonnes, barley 11.8 million tonnes and maize 3.78 million tonnes
