How is the canola harvest of 2017? Estimates of EU-com and COPA-COGECAafter the record earnings in the year 2014/15 with over 24.3 million tonnes EU rapeseed harvests have fallen behind in subsequent years systematically to around 20 million tonnes. In addition to weaker yields, especially the decrease in the acreage in the major growing regions with a focus on Great Britain and France was responsible. The no longer approved Neonicotinoids canola pests lead to considerable extent uneconomical disturbances during the early growth phase. Continued high consumption of rapeseed the EU imports have increased up to 3.8 million tons per year. For the year 2017/18, the Commission estimates an EU rapeseed harvest amounting to 22.1 million tonnes. The increase to last year will be achieved through an expansion of acreage to less than 2% and an increase of Flächenerträge by 8.4% to 33.4 dt / ha. Consumption 2017/18 the Commission estimates with 25.2 million tonnes. Accordingly there continues an import demand in the order of magnitude of about 3.5 million t. Federation of farmers - and co-operative organisations of COPA/COGECA rape harvest estimates 2017 at about 19.8 million tons, so even lower than in the previous year. Basics are slightly smaller acreage and revenue to the previous year. On average, only 30.6 dt / ha should be harvested. The COPA/COGECA estimates to 2017 in Germany 5.1 million tonnes of rape threshed, while in France due to acreage only 4.3 million t are expected. Reduced acreage is also in the UK and estimates the canola harvest on 1.7 million tonnes or about 4% less than in the previous year. However, expect the associations in Poland at 11% increased acreage, but slightly lower Flächenerträgen a rapeseed harvest of 2.5 million tonnes or about 4% more than in the previous year. In case by sunflowers COPA/COGECA expected a constant Harvest totalling 8,4 million t. soybeans to 2.6 million tonnes slightly lower estimated than in the previous year. The EU Commission comes in soy bean to similar results, estimates but of 9.1 million tonnes, a sunflower harvest.
