EU: Spring planting came to a complete stop, when storms and rains hit large parts of Western and Central Europe

The winter has been extraordinarily mild, virtually no winter kill from frost, but various diseases are reported from winter barley areas, market analysts commented on March 2nd.

Spring planting started very early, but came to a complete stop, when storms and rains hit large parts of Western and Central Europe. Estimates are that only 60 % of spring barley have been planted in the Charente, the earliest harvest region of France, no more than 20 % south and 5 % north of Paris. The south and East coast of England report 50 % of spring barley seeded. Plantings in Germany had also started, but remained very small so far.

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