Germany’s grain harvest down after crops suffer from rain

HAMBURG: Germany’s 2023 grain crop of all types could fall to around or under 40 million metric tons from 43 million in 2022 after crops suffered under repeated rain in August, the DBV association of German farmers said on Tuesday.

It was still questionable whether the 40 million ton level could be reached after harvesting was frequently halted by August rain, it said in a report. The association’s first grain harvest estimate in July was 40.9 million tons. A wet spring was followed by dryness in May and June then by repeated rain in July and August, DBV President Joachim Rukwied said.