Overview

• The Deutscher Bauernverband projects a 40.1 million-tonne harvest for 2025, up from 39 million tonnes last year.
• A dry spell from February through mid-May depleted both upper and deeper soil moisture, stressing early crop development.
• Fields with higher water-holding capacity weathered the spring drought better than weaker soils, creating marked regional yield gaps.
• Rapeseed output is expected to match last year but remain below the five-year average, while potato, sugar beet and maize results hinge on weather in the coming months.
• The spreading reed glass-winged leafhopper poses a serious threat by transmitting a pathogen that can cause severe yield losses or total crop failure.