The EU will be able to maintain the level of production of wheat by increasing yields, because of the sowing areas will decrease by 200 thousand hectares to 23.3 million hectares. Reduction in sowing areas will have mainly on Balkan countries.

Wheat production next year could be reduced in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland and the Scandinavian countries. But will increase the production of France, Germany, Spain and Italy.

Is forecast by Strategie Grains, barley production in the EU in 2018. will grow by 6% to 62.2 million tonnes, as a result of the expansion of sowing areas and increase of productivity.

A significant increase in the production of barley in the first place, it is expected in Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Latvia and Lithuania. Only slightly increase the yields of France, Germany, Finland, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Benelux countries. The decline in production could happen in Britain, Poland and Bulgaria.

Strategie Grains predicts that corn production will grow by 1% to 59.9 million tons.

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