Germany And Romania To Increase Corn Areas

11 Apr, 2017
Germany And Romania To Increase Corn Areas
The second strongest corn producer in the EU – Romania – is to increase its 2017 corn areas to 2.62 mln hectares versus 2.5 mln hectares in 2016.

In 2016, 10 mln tons of corn were harvested in Romania, which was 12% more than the previous year.

Corn areas in Bulgaria will remain unchanged – 0.46 – 0.5 mln hectares. Sowing tempo is twice as fast as 2016.

According to information from the Farmers Association of Germany, in 2017 corn areas will grow by 12% versus those in 2016. Yield will grow by 22% to 4.4 mln tons.