Bad news for feed producers: after supply chain disruptions and raw material 
unavailability, now weather-related challenges in Europe will most likely 
affect this year's crop quantity and quality. Cold temperatures, heatwaves, 
tornados, and hailstorms are expected to adversely affect the quality and 
quantity of the harvest.

The moisture brought by the rainfalls is generally expected to affect the 
quality of the crops. The torrential rains in France, Germany, etc. have 
darkened Central and Western farmers' prospects: while the quantity may be 
there, the quality of wheat and corn is under question. Sprouting grains, 
diseased crops, and fungi may dampen the optimism brought by numbers alone.

Further east, droughts have posed different issues. Still, countries such as 
Romania and Bulgaria seem to have weathered the challenges somewhat better and 
are seeing YoY increases in their wheat and corn crop output.

In Great Britain, rainfall has not caused dramatic drops in crop output but has 
nevertheless greatly increased mycotoxin risk up to a "moderate to high" level. 

Depending on the type of mycotoxin, weather challenges and storage conditions 
are the most common contributors to severe infestation. This year's intemperate 
weather has, in fact, been ideal for a large spectrum of fungi. Fungal risks 
can be calculated at the two critical times: at flowering and at harvest and 
baling, when there is an increased risk of storage molds and mycotoxin 
production. 

Preliminary analysis shows Europe's wheat crops at potential risk of DON, as 
well as potentially Aflatoxin and Fumonisin infestation and more. Specialists 
continue to collect and monitor harvest results and adjust recommendations; 
however, we can definitely expect the presence of moderate, if not quite high 
levels of mycotoxin risk this year.

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SOURCE: EW Nutrition GmbH