Europe's Wheat Crop Seen Falling From Record as Yields Decline
- Harvest to fall 3.4% to 154.9 million tons: Bloomberg survey
- Production expected to be lower in France, Germany, U.K.
Ears of panorama winter wheat.
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The European Union’s wheat harvest will probably fall from last year’s record as yields return to more normal levels in the bloc’s biggest producing countries.
Total output of wheat, including durum, will drop 3.4 percent to 154.9 million metric tons this year, according to the average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Respondents expect smaller crops in France, Germany and the U.K., after favorable weather last year boosted plant yields.