根据美国农业部最近的估计，欧盟的玉米产量比去年增加了 1%。
The USDA’s newest forecast indicates corn production in the European Union (EU) for 2012/13 at 65.5 million tons, up 1.3 million or 2 percent from last month, and up 0.8 million or 1% from last year.
收获面积估计为950万公顷，比上月增加20万公顷，比去年增加70万公顷。
Yield is estimated at 6.90 tons per hectare (t/ha), compared to last month’s 6.93 t/ha, and last year’s 7.39 t/ha.
Drought during the fall of 2011 and severe winter conditions during late January and early February 2012 caused significant reductions to the size of the EU’s winter grains and oilseed crops, resulting in increased area of the spring crops, primarily corn and sunflower, according to the USDA.
Fields initially intended to be sown with rapeseed, wheat, or barley, weren’t planted because of the drought.
在 2012/13 产季，法国的 170 万公顷土地预计产量为 1550 万吨。据估计，罗马尼亚将从 280 万公顷的土地上收获 1000 万吨。
据估计，意大利的 100 万公顷土地可生产 940 万吨。匈牙利预计将从 130 万公顷土地中生产 800 万吨。
资料来源：美国农业部对外农业服务局，由在线编辑 Stefanie A. Toth 编辑