The previous years’ experience shows that forecasts made by Cocereal were close to the official figures of the Agriculture Ministry. Monday also saw the release of a report of the European Commission, which estimates a wheat productivity of 2.8 tons per hectare, which would mean a total harvest of just 5.4 million tons.
“Today everything looks good on the field. We don’t know what the harvest will be like, but the water reserve in the ground is currently at a normal level and rain is forecast for the coming weeks. An average productivity of three tons per hectare of wheat is not difficult to obtain, but there will definitely also be producers who will get 1.5-2 tons,” explains Nicolae Sitaru, owner of Elsit Com in Ialomita, which farms 2,600 ha of arable land.
A wheat harvest of 6.1 million tons means a “breath of fresh air” of EUR1-EUR1.2 billion for the Romanian economy.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)