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Romania crop tour: East less dry than usual

  • Mercados: Agriculture
  • 06/06/25

Yield prospects for winter wheat in eastern Romania are above historical averages because soil in the region, while still relatively dry, is less so than usual, which is supporting the outlook for the crop and rapeseed development.

Winter crop areas are higher this year than last, in line with what Argus observed during its crop tour this week in western, central and south, and southeastern Romania.

But in some fields in eastern Romania, Argus observed the presence of insects on the wheat, although this is more of a risk for the 2026-27 crop if farmers fail to prevent a full-scale infestation.

Yields in eastern Romania's Buzau region are on track to surpass those of last year, and conditions are considerably better because it has been rainier and cooler.

At the same time, this has delayed the crop cycle by 1-2 weeks, pushing the harvest further out than last year, in line with conditions in other parts of Romania. While delaying the arrival of new volumes to the market, this allows crops to grow larger and mature more fully.

And the weather has boosted rapeseed development. Areas are probably higher than last year, and crop density and size also are larger.

In contrast with wheat and rapeseed, at least some farmers have opted to skip planting corn in non-irrigated areas this year, largely because of the previous crops' dismal results.


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