Europe’s corn hit by drought

Europe has cut its forecast for this year’s maize harvest to the smallest in more than three decades, with production in the Ukraine, France and Romania falling, driven by the worst drought in 500 years
  

Europe’s maize harvest (million tonnes) 

00.0 Change (2021-22)


Total 2021
115.12 million tonnes

Ukraine 42.11
France 15.47
Romania 15.19
Poland 7.46
Hungary 6.30
Italy 6.06
Germany 4.46
Spain 4.26
Bulgaria 3.38 
Austria 2.44
Other 8.00
   
Total 2022
87.50 million tonnes
Down 24.0%

32.03 -23.9%
11.68 -24.5%
11.63 -23.4%
6.24 -16.4% 
5.37 -14.8% 
4.64 -23.4%
4.16 -6.8%
2.94 -63.3% 
2.25 -7.8%
3.16 -6.3% 
3.41 -20.1%
    
 
Source: MARS, Monitoring Agricultural Resources unit 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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