In Canada, the Western Production reported that The U.S. Department of Agriculture expects the European Union to produce 136 million tons of wheat, an 11% increase from last year and 3% above the five-year average.
Heavy autumn rains caused some flooding and plant loss but also recharged soil moisture reserves throughout much of Europe, according to the report.
“In the largest EU wheat-producing countries of Germany and France, weather has been considerably better than it was last season when excessive rains reduced yields,” the USDA stated in its May World Agricultural Production report.
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