Cereal crops in Europe do not have to fear the cold spell that will arrive at the end of February. The European Commission (EC) reports this in their latest MARS bulletin. The relatively high temperatures ensured that the crops developed well during the winter.
It is warmer than average this winter in Central, Eastern and Northeastern Europe. These are temperatures that are 2 to 7 degrees higher than normal during this period. Due to the mild conditions in most European grain regions, the crop has not stood still, but has continued to develop. Especially in Central Europe, the grains are not hardened off, but are relatively sensitive to frost.
frost damage
Despite the fact that there is clearly frost in the air, the market agency does not expect large-scale frost damage to occur in the coming low temperatures. At least, in February it considers that chance to be very small. It must freeze at least -12 degrees to damage the crops. There is no protective snow cover anywhere in Western and Central Europe.
Warm winter
Constantly low temperatures in western Russia and countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Ukraine have ensured that the grains here have hardened better. Yet this is also relative, just like in Scandinavia. Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria stand out in a negative sense. There is little use for grain there. These countries even have the mildest winter in 43 years; the moment when meteorological data is recorded by the EC.
Weather data shows that temperatures in Central and Northeastern Europe move between 2 and 4 degrees during the day. At night the mercury drops to -5 to -10. It does remain dry.