Overview

• Farmers anticipate an average yield of cereals and rapeseed in 2025 after timely spring rainfall but caution that output falls short of a bumper crop.
• Grain prices have tumbled to multi-year lows, squeezing farm incomes while production costs remain high.
• The German Farmers’ Association is urging the reinstatement of diesel tax concessions removed by the previous coalition.
• Farmers are calling for fresh public funding for animal husbandry reforms and a guaranteed 20-year planning horizon for barn investments.
• Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer has set a target of securing €1.5 billion annually for agricultural subsidies and has delayed the state animal welfare label rollout until March 2026.