Heatwave and rising costs put German wheat harvest under pressure

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2026-07-02

Berlin (dpa) - German farmers fear reduced wheat yields following a period of extreme heat in late June, with the president of the German Farmers' Association, Joachim Rukwied, warning on Thursday of harvest losses as the harvest season got under way in Rangsdorf to the south of Berlin. "We therefore fear that we will have to accept yield losses, particularly for later crops such as wheat," Rukwied said, adding that he was still assuming an aver......

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