JRC MARS Bulletin - Crop monitoring in Europe - February 2026 - Vol. 34 No 1
Cold waves cause challenging conditions for winter crops in northern and eastern Europe
Winter crop conditions across Europe remain broadly satisfactory, although severe and persistent frost in parts of northern and eastern Europe has heightened concerns about local frost damage, particularly where snow cover was insufficient at the onset of cold spells. Winter wheat is generally well hardened, but barley and rapeseed may have been adversely affected. In contrast, abundant rainfall in parts of western France, southern Europe and the western Mediterranean region has replenished soil moisture and local reservoirs, but caused localised flooding.
This edition includes an extended crop monitoring analysis of the Maghreb, along with an initial yield outlook for winter cereals in the region. Markedly above-average rainfall since late
December has significantly improved cereal prospects, particularly in Morocco and northern Algeria, easing prolonged drought conditions and restoring reservoir levels.
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;
2026-03-02
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC145577
2443-8278 (online),
OP KJ-01-26-007-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC145577,
10.2760/0142097 (online),
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