Germany's 2019 wheat crop set for sharp rise, rapeseed to fall

HAMBURG: Germany's 2019 wheat harvest will increase 17.7% on the year to 23.8 million tonnes as expectations of a recovery intensify after drought devastated last year's crop, Germany's association of farm cooperatives (DRV) said on Tuesday.

Crops in Germany and much of west Europe crop suffered massive damage from a drought and heatwave in summer 2018.

Germany's 2019 winter rapeseed crop will fall 19.0% percent on the year to 2.97 million tonnes after reduced sowings, the association said in its latest harvest forecast.

The association had in its previous harvest forecast on June 5 estimated Germany's 2019 wheat harvest at 24.70 million tonnes and the winter rapeseed crop at 3.07 million tonnes after reduced sowings.