After the mild winter, winter crops entered spring in fair to good condition in most parts of Europe. However, partially expanding and intensifying dry conditions in the south raise increasing concerns. As it is still early in the season, the crop yield forecasts reported here are – with a few e...
Winter crops in most parts of Europe remain in fair to good condition. In most agricultural regions, thermal conditions since the beginning of the year were characterised by a transition from exceptionally warm to more normal winter conditions, yet without distinct cold spells....
Whilst winter crops in most of Europe remain in fair to good condition, recent warmer-than-usual weather, and yo-yoing between temperature extremes are concerns....
After an exceptionally warm autumn, especially in the western half of Europe, temperatures in the first half of December presented a significant drop. According to our model simulations up to 15 December, frost damage to winter crops has only been minor, and confined to some areas in central and...
In most parts of Europe, the review period was the warmest in our records (since 1991). In most regions, the exceptional warm temperatures, combined with adequate topsoil moisture conditions, favoured emergence and early establishment of winter crops, and allowed latesown crops to catch up in de...
Normal autumn weather conditions allowed good progress with the harvesting of summer crops and sowing of winter crops in most parts of Europe. However, as the season comes to an end, the impact of the dry summer is also becoming clearer. As a consequence, the yield forecasts of grain maize, sunf...
The summer drought that kept its grip on Europe came to an end in most regions. However, the improved weather conditions arrived too late to significantly benefit summer crops. In some regions, hot and dry conditions continued well into the current review period, resulting in a further reduction...
The exceptionally hot and/or dry weather conditions in large parts of Europe continue to substantially reduce yield outlooks for EU summer crops. This is most markedly the case for grain maize (-8.6% at EU level), sunflowers (-5.5%), and soybeans (-9.6%). Conversely, these conditions benefited t...
The yield outlook for EU summer crops was substantially reduced due to continued hot and/or dry weather conditions in large parts of Europe. At EU level, the yield forecasts for grain maize, sunflowers and soybeans were most markedly reduced (by 8 to 9%) and are now well below the 5-year average...
The yield outlook for EU winter crops was slightly reduced for the third consecutive month. At EU level, the yield forecasts for soft wheat, durum wheat and winter barley are now just below the 5-year average. The forecasts for rapeseed, maize and sunflowers were also reduced but remain at, or j...