site.btaEC: Winter Crops in Good Condition in Most of Europe, Underdeveloped in Parts of Bulgaria

In most parts of Europe, winter crops are in fair to good condition. They remain underdeveloped in parts of Romania and Bulgaria, and in eastern Ukraine and large parts of European Russia, the JRC MARS Bulletin of the European Commission says in its December issue.

Large parts of Europe experienced a considerable rain deficit during the period from November 1 to December 7, albeit with no negative impacts on crops.

Winter crops' vulnerability is of particular concern in eastern Ukraine and European Russia, and in southern-central Romania and north-eastern Bulgaria, where sowing and initial development of winter wheat were seriously hampered due to very dry topsoils, resulting in crops that are currently underdeveloped and in poor condition, the publication says.