Overview

• The DBV estimates total output at 43.5 million tonnes, up from 39 million in 2024 and roughly 4% above the five-year average.
• Prolonged rains during harvest left ripe crops in fields, causing quality losses and downgrades for bread wheat and brewing barley.
• Regional outcomes diverged, with drought cutting yields in the northeast while wetter areas reported poorer baking quality.
• Winter wheat production is seen at 21.7 million tonnes versus 17.8 million last year, reflecting better yields and a larger sown area.
• With grain prices described as "katastrophal," farm and trade groups warn of falling self-sufficiency and urge faster pesticide approvals; the DBV figure is a mid-August projection based on reports from 18 state associations.