German Wheat Outlook Cut on Late Crops and a Lack of Rain
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Wheat production in Germany, the European Union’s second-largest grower, will rise less than expected in March because the long winter and lack of rain are expected to have hurt yields, Deutscher Raiffeisenverband e.V. said.
German farmers will harvest 24.58 million metric tons of wheat in 2011, up 2.2 percent from 24.05 million tons in 2010, the Berlin-based agriculture association said on its website today. That is less than the 2.6 percent gain forecast in March.