French Maize Crisis: A 50-Year Low Amidst Heatwaves
France faces its smallest maize crop in nearly 50 years as heatwaves and drought damage fields. Coceral cut EU maize production forecasts by 8% to 52.7 million tonnes, the lowest since 2007, while Expana warned of worsening French losses despite favourable rainfall boosting Romania’s crop prospects.
France is bracing for its smallest maize crop in half a century as relentless heatwaves and drought conditions ravage fields. Agricultural experts and analysts suggest this could significantly impact European cereal production.
The grain trade association Coceral recently slashed its European Union maize production outlook by nearly 8%, predicting a yield of 52.7 million metric tons, marking the lowest level since 2007. This downward revision follows another forecast cut by Expana, a commodity data firm, citing similar weather challenges in France and Hungary. With yet another heatwave underway, French crop losses are expected to escalate.
Benoit Fayaud from Expana has reported that maize conditions have dropped to a 15-year low. As some farmers in western France resort to early cutting to salvage crops for livestock feed, neighboring Romania is experiencing beneficial rainfall, promising a productive maize yield
Source : Devdiscourse
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