HAMBURG, GERMANY — Harvest estimates show Germany’s 2020 wheat crop could drop 12% year-over-year to 20.23 million tonnes, Reuters reported.
The estimate is below an initial forecast of 22.45 million tonnes by Germany’s farm cooperative association in July following rain that improved the harvest outlook.
German farmers have planted less wheat than previously thought, down to 2.8 million hectares from 3.1 million hectares a year ago.
The winter rapeseed harvest is expected to increase 10% to 3.12 million tonnes, Reuters said.