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With both France and the UK each projected to see a more than a 5-million-tonne reduction in their 2020-21 wheat crops, EU wheat output is forecast to fall by n
by christkv 5y ago
With both France and the UK each projected to see a more than a 5-million-tonne reduction in their 2020-21 wheat crops, EU wheat output is forecast to fall by nearly 11 million tonnes year-on-year to 144 million tonnes due to a 700,000-hectare decrease in planted area.
That’s seems like they are removing land from production unless I understand that wrong.
- montalbano 5y agoI could be reading it wrong, but based on this: > The European Union’s grain output in 2020-21 is forecast to decline by 3% over the previous year due to extremely challenging planting conditions My understanding is that they cannot plant due to the weather conditions.
- christkv 5y agoLooks like land abandonment is a growing concern https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-reports/agricultural-land-abandonment-eu-within-2015-2030 https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-t...