Coutiously positive yield outlook for winter crops
Yield forecasts for winter crops in EU revised slightly upwards
The yield forecasts for EU winter crops have been revised slightly upwards, mainly because the improved outlook for France, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and several other southern-central European countries outweighed the slight downward revisions for Greece and several more northerly countries.
Exceptionally low temperatures and rainfall anomalies had limited impact on annual crops
During the period of review, much of Europe was affected by severe cold spells. The most distinct events that occurred after the reporting period of the April Bulletin (20 April) mostly affected north-western, central, eastern and northern Europe. The main impact of the cold events on winter crops has been a delay in growth and phenological development, and some reversible damage to flowering rapeseed stands, with no major impacts on yield potential. In the case of spring cereals and summer crops, emergence and canopy development are delayed in the regions affected.
Rain deficits that occurred in several EU regions had little or no negative impact on yield potential, as soil water contents remained at adequate levels in most regions and evaporative demand was relatively low. Rain surpluses in other parts of Europe mostly benefited crops by restoring soil water levels.
BARUTH Bettina;
BASSU Simona;
BEN AOUN Wassim;
BIAVETTI Irene;
CEGLAR Andrej;
CERRANI Iacopo;
CHEMIN Yann;
CLAVERIE Martin;
DE PALMA Pierluca;
FUMAGALLI Davide;
LECERF Remi;
MANFRON Giacinto;
NISINI SCACCHIAFICHI Luigi;
PANARELLO Lorenzo;
RONCHETTI Giulia;
SEGUINI Lorenzo;
TORETI Andrea;
VAN DEN BERG Maurits;
VAN DER VELDE Marijn;
ZAJAC Zuzanna;
ZUCCHINI Antonio;
VAN DEN BERG Maurits;
BARUTH Bettina;
NIEMEYER Stefan;
VAN DER VELDE Marijn;
2021-07-26
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC124850
2443-8278 (online),
OP KJ-AW-21-005-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC124850,
10.2760/683215 (online),
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