The European Union's maize harvest is in full swing and field work is confirming widespread drought damage that analysts expect to push the feed grain crop to a 15-year low.
A historic drought and successive heatwaves in Europe affected maize, or corn, during crucial summer growth stages, and showers in the past month appeared too late.
The Commission expects total EU maize imports in 2022/23 of 21 million tonnes, a four-year high. Imports are currently running at almost double last season's pace, despite the war in leading supplier Ukraine. In Romania, which vies with France as the EU's largest maize grower, the crop also suffered to varying degrees.
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