Overview

• Recent localized showers in Berlin and Brandenburg temporarily halted combine harvesters as fields became too wet
• Brandenburg farmers’ president Henrik Wendorff says grain quality remains unaffected under normal seasonal conditions
• Sunflowers and maize have benefited from the moisture, showing improved development following weeks of dryness
• Subsurface moisture remains low after a nationwide spring drought, leaving long-term moisture prospects divided
• The German Weather Service forecasts continued unsettled conditions this week, including isolated thunderstorms, heavy showers and possible hail