In line with preliminary calculations by the Federal Agricultural Data Heart (BZL), the manufacturing worth of German agriculture remained nearly fixed in comparison with the earlier 12 months. Crop manufacturing reached a worth of 37.3 billion euros (+1.4%), whereas livestock manufacturing is estimated at 35.3 billion euros (-0.8%).

The climate circumstances in 2023 negatively impacted the harvest of many varieties of grain. As well as, low world market costs influenced the worth of grain in Germany.

The additional lower in pig stock led to cost will increase and thus to a rising manufacturing worth.

Decrease vitality costs led to falling costs for fertilizers and compound feed.

Crop manufacturing

In line with preliminary calculations, the manufacturing worth for crop manufacturing totaled 37.3 billion euros, a rise of 1.4% in comparison with the earlier 12 months.

The harvest of cereal crops as a complete fell 2% beneath final 12 months’s degree. Whereas yields of oats (-41%) and barley (-28%) fell, grain maize recorded a better yield (+23%); rye and triticale are estimated to have barely decrease or secure yields (wheat: -6%).

A value drop of 15 to 35% was noticed for all sorts of grain (wheat: -30%). Consequently, the manufacturing worth of grain fell by 32.5% to eight.7 billion euros.

Oilseeds achieved a manufacturing worth of 1.9 billion euros (-37%). The will increase in harvest volumes ranged from just below 1% for rapeseed and colza to 2% for soybeans and 4% for sunflower seeds. The costs achieved for rapeseed and colza fell by 38%, for soybeans by 25,%, and for sunflower seeds by 47%.

The manufacturing worth of fodder crops rose by 43.7% to €5.5 billion in comparison with 2022. Yields for many fodder crops, akin to grass and maize silage, elevated by round 3% to 16%. The costs achieved rose by between 3% (hay) and 47% (maize silage).

Livestock manufacturing

The manufacturing worth for animals and animal merchandise totaled 35 billion euros, of which 18 billion was attributable to animal manufacturing (+7.6%) and 17 billion (-8.3%) to animal merchandise.

In line with preliminary calculations, the manufacturing worth of pigs amounted to eight.9 billion euros (+15%). Final 12 months’s already excessive costs rose additional to €2,273 per tonne in 2023 (+18%). In distinction, the provision of animals fell once more by 5%.

December 18, 2023/ BLE/ Germany.
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