European Union Corn: Yield Falls Further Due to Southeast Europe Drought and Heat; Production at 59.0 MMT Corn production in the European Union (EU) for marketing year 2024/2025 is estimated at 59.0
million metric tons (mmt), down 1.5 mmt (2 percent) from last month, and down 2.5 mmt (4
percent) from last year, and 8 percent below the 5-year average. Harvested area is estimated at 8.6
million hectares, unchanged from last month, but 5 percent above last year and 3 percent below
the 5-year average. Yield is estimated at 6.86 tons per hectare (t/ha), compared to 7.03 t/ha last
month, 7.47 t/ha last year and 7.20 t/ha for the 5-year average. (For
more information, please contact Bryan.Purcell@usda.gov.)