DRV estimates the 2022 rapeseed harvest at 3.9 million tons - harvest volumes are increasing again In its 1st edition in March 2022, the German Raiffeisen Association (DRV) estimates the German rapeseed harvest at 3.9 million t , which is 11.6% higher than in the previous year. The decisive factor is the +8.6% increase in cultivated area , which the Stat. Federal Office determined on December 22, 2021. The DRV has estimated the probable area yields to be 2.8% higher than in the previous year at 36 dt/ha. The harvest results vary in the individual federal states. The largest increase is expected in Schleswig-Holstein with an increase of 25.9%, which is mainly caused by increased acreage (+18%). The second highest increase of +23% is predicted for NRW , in this state the area under cultivation has increased again by 15.2%. The DRV also estimates an increase in earnings of 6.8% compared to the previous year.In Lower Saxony , the rapeseed harvest is predicted to be 22% higher than the previous year for the second time in a row. The decisive factor is the expanded acreage of 15.6% and a forecast increase in yield of 5.6%. In Baden-Württemberg, the harvest result is expected to increase by 17.4%, mainly due to the area . Higher earnings than in the previous year are also expected here. In Brandenburg , a 14% higher rapeseed harvest is expected, which is almost exclusively due to the increased acreage. In Saxony-Anhalt , +12.7% more rapeseed is estimated, a result that is also largely due to the expanded acreage. The rapeseed harvest in Hesse is +13.4% higher than estimated in the previous year. Here, too, increasing acreage is of crucial importance.In the other federal states, the calculations are consistently based on increasing harvest quantities on a smaller scale. The crop estimate still contains a number of risks. In any case, this includes the uncertainties of further weather developments. However, it is assumed that the current stock of plants is good. Hibernation damage is not known to date. The big unknown this year will be fertilization . The scarce and very expensive fertilizers will give rise to limited fertilizer inputs. Yields per hectare could suffer as a result. On the other hand , rapeseed prices of around 700 to 750 €/t at harvest time offer a strong incentive not to reduce the fertilization level too much.
