# Summer drought reduces yields in south-east Europe

> The September JRC MARS bulletin says summer drought and heatwaves caused irreversible yield losses in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and parts of Türkiye. Maize and sunflower are most affected, with forecasts well below the five-year average, while northern Europe expects above-average harvests.

- Date: 2025-09-22 · published 2025-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22803-summer-drought-reduces-yields-in-south-east-europe
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower southeast European maize and sunflower yields tighten feed corn and sunflower meal supplies, supporting prices for those feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Drought reduces corn yields in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13551-drought-reduces-corn-yields-in-brazil.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Reduced yield outlook for summer crops in Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40425-reduced-yield-outlook-for-summer-crops-in-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2022-08-22 | [Summer drought keeps its grip on Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39968-summer-drought-keeps-its-grip-on-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-05-01 | [Flash droughts reduce national-scale crop yields in the United States](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13000-flash-droughts-reduce-national-scale-crop-yields-in-the-united-states.md) | -1.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-10-19 | [Late-Summer Drought Brings Lower Corn Yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13237-late-summer-drought-brings-lower-corn-yield.md) | +1.0% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/summer-drought-reduces-yields-south-east-europe-2025-09-22_en

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