DBV: German grain harvest only slightly above last year - barley with price increase potential The German farmers' association (DBV) is forecasting a German grain harvest of 45.5 million on the basis of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture's apprenticeship statistics and earnings estimates of 18 Landesbauernverbandt The result is only 0.2% higher than in the previous year Year, but remains significantly below the multi-year average of almost 48 million tonnes. The grain cultivation area in Germany is 6.25 million hectares slightly smaller than in 2016/17 (6.32 million hectares), which is why the slightly higher yield of 7.3 tonnes per hectare, compared with the previous year, does not increase the total quantity Be carried out. The winter wheat harvest is expected to grow by only 1.8% due to slightly higher earnings expectations.On the other hand, rye, barley and maize will fall back considerably. The recent hot and dry weather conditions and the heavy rainfall in some regions are particularly unpredictable in terms of grain harvesting. The wind farms have risen rapidly due to the drought in June with extremely high regional temperatures. Ultimately, however, the first drill results will show to what extent the extreme June weather has influenced the yields and qualities of winter wheat and summer cereals. Earnings expectations are very different in the individual regions of Germany. The water supply was much less tense at the end of spring in northern Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony and parts of Schleswig-Holstein) than in the other regions of Germany.Particularly on ground-distant and light sandy sites , which are characterized by a low water holding capacity, dry damage occurred. Grain stocks on heavier soils benefited from higher water reserves. The rainfall last week has improved the water supply. The current grain prices are better for the arable farm than before the last year's harvest. For the 2016/17 crop year, for example, farmers earned 155 euro (June 2016: 139 euro per tonne) for one tonne of bread wheat of alternating goods. The recent price distortions on the stock exchanges have not so far affected the production booths. The EU-wide scarcely harvested cattle could lead to a clear price movement .
