Germany poised to become EU's biggest rapeseed producer

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Germany poised to become EU's biggest rapeseed producer

http://www.feedtrade.com.cn/ update time: 2013-08-01 08:26:47 Grease Forum

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the outlook for rapeseed production in Germany continues to improve, although the outlook for rapeseed production in other parts of Western Europe is not very clear. The potential for rapeseed yields in some parts of France is low, and production in the United Kingdom may fall sharply.

The German rapeseed crop could start harvesting in the next few days. Germany is expected to overtake France as the EU's largest rapeseed producer this year.

German analysts said that some areas in southern Germany have begun to harvest rapeseed, but if the weather remains dry, then the extensive harvesting work will not start until next week.

TOEFL International last week predicted that German rapeseed production could reach 6.04 million tons this year, up from 4.82 million tons last year due to drought. Growing conditions in Germany's agricultural regions have been good for several weeks, so winter rapeseed yields will be much higher than average.

In France, preliminary harvest results in the northern region show low rapeseed yields, so production is likely to fall sharply this year. But analysts say it won't be clear until next month, as last week's storms delayed the harvest.

The French Ministry of Agriculture expects rapeseed production this year to be 4.43 million tons, a decrease of 18.8 percent from the previous year. This is because the average yield has decreased by 11% to about 3.06 tons per hectare, and the harvest area has declined due to bad winter weather.

In the UK, if dry weather continues, rapeseed harvesting will begin in early August, with yields likely to be reduced due to a decline in plantings.

Britain's National Food Agency expects rapeseed production this year to be around 2 million tons, possibly lower. Last year the UK produced 2.56 million tonnes of rapeseed.

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