View of rain sets a chill in the air

Farmers have been busy harvesting this year's corn due to the forecast of more rain in the coming days.

Last week, extreme Christmas rain particularly affected eastern Denmark and Lolland and Falster. Now, meteorologists are warning of new rainy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday.

According to Denmark's largest grain receiver, Dansk Korn og Foderstof (DLG), there was no catastrophe despite the heavy rainfall.

Overall, the corn is looking good on the fields right now.

"When such large amounts of rainfall fall, as we saw on Lolland and Falster last week, we are of course concerned about how the soil and crops will handle it. We still expect a good and large harvest," says Henrik Kløve, location chief for DLG's branches on Zealand and the islands, in a press release.

Likewise, on Funen, harvesting is being done with hope that the rain will not be too violent, as the corn is mature in most places, it appears.

"We have reports of good yields in what is coming in. Most of it is ready to be harvested, so we hope that the unstable weather is quickly over," says Lars Thorø, location chief for DLG's branches on Funen.

On the other hand, the harvest in Mid- and West Jutland and in North Jutland is as usual later and only in its early stages until about a week's time.

So far, DLG's data shows that about ten percent of the expected delivery from farmers has been brought in. In the next three weeks, the rest of the harvest will be brought home.

As department head in Plant & Environment at the agricultural knowledge center Seges, Jens Elbæk reminds that it is still early in the harvest.

"Farmers in the areas where the corn is already mature are of course trying to get as much as possible home before it rains. But there is not yet a great panic. He says.

Activity is therefore greatest in southern Denmark. Jens Elbæk estimates that there is typically a week's difference from North Jutland to the southern regions.

"So far, the harvest has looked good based on really good yields in the winter barns. That gives hope for everything else. If the weather improves, it will be a fine harvest after a few difficult years in 2023-24. We are still optimistic," says Jens Elbæk.

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