Good winter cereals yields sustained by the south
Overall good yield prospects at the EU level are sustained by exceptionally high expectations in Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and also the Baltics. A persisting water deficit is increasingly affecting yields in western Belgium, central France, eastern Germany, western Poland, and Hungary, particularly for spring and summer crops. In contrast, yield reductions due to rainfall excess are expected for winter crops in northern Italy, while, in southern and central Germany, pest outbreaks threaten root and tuber crops.
Distinct regional variations in crop development are being monitored across the EU and neighbouring areas. In eastern Ukraine, Türkiye, Cyprus and the western Maghreb, the irreversible impacts of prolonged drought and heat have led to a significant reduction in winter crop outcomes. Despite a delayed sowing campaign, rice is benefiting from improved water availability, with yield forecasts above the five-year average.
BEN AOUN Wassim;
BIAVETTI Irene;
BUSSAY Attila;
CERRANI Iacopo;
CLAVERIE Martin;
DE PALMA Pierluca;
FUMAGALLI Davide;
HENIN Riccardo;
LUQUE REYES Jose;
MOREL Julien;
NIEMEYER Stefan;
NISINI Luigi;
PANARELLO Lorenzo;
ROSSI Mattia;
SEGUINI Lorenzo;
TARNAVSKY Elena;
THIEMIG Vera;
TODOROFF Pierre;
ZUCCHINI Antonio;
THIEMIG Vera;
BEN AOUN Wassim;
NIEMEYER Stefan;
2025-06-23
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC141396
2443-8278 (online),
OP KJ-01-25-086-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC141396,
10.2760/7917294 (online),
