Marketplace of Solutions for Global and Local Challenges in Agriculture

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Over 2,750 exhibitors will show innovations, concepts and visions for the agriculture of today and tomorrow on the completely booked-out trade fair grounds in Hanover, Germany – guiding theme: "Global Farming - Local Responsibility"

Dr. Reinhard Grandke, Managing Director of the DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Association), Frankfurt am Main

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From 10 to 16 November 2019 (exclusive press days on 10 and 11 November), approximately 2,750 exhibitors from 51 countries will present their innovations, concepts and visions for the agriculture of today and tomorrow at the Agritechnica, the world's leading trade fair for agricultural machines, in Hanover Germany. The organiser DLG e.V. (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft - German Agricultural Association) is happy to report that the trade fair grounds with an exhibition area of approximately 40 hectares is once again completely booked out. All leading companies of the industry will be represented with a comprehensive range of products and services and many innovations and new products. This year the DLG expects more than 400,000 visitors, including over 100,000 from abroad.

The Agritechnica shows solutions for the strategic questions of industry and society. Innovations in agricultural engineering can help make goals like climate protection, biodiversity, sustainability and food security achievable. With this year's guiding theme of the Agritechnica "Global Farming - Local Responsibility", we will set accents in the technical supporting programme in order to point out the intermeshing of the cultivation systems linked world-wide, the global material cycles and the local agricultural solutions. This is how Agritechnica Specials bring together the topics of environmental protection and high-tech: In the special "Protecting Yield & Nature" in Hall 15, solutions for yield security and environmental protection will be presented. In Hall 21 the special "Acre of Knowledge" – Innovative concepts for small scale farming systems worldwide" will show possibilities for large and small-scale farming on various continents to benefit from this innovative technology.
Digital components are standard on many agricultural machines today and help not only to improve the challenges of productivity and precision. The data collected from them increasingly make it possible to measure sustainability in agricultural production.

Large international range of products and services

The Agritechnica is the leading international marketplace for agricultural solutions and innovations: Over 1,700 (60 percent) of the exhibitors come from abroad. Most are from Italy (366 companies), China (158), Turkey (113), the Netherlands (110), France (98), Austria (77), Poland (64), Great Britain (60), Denmark (58), India (58), Spain (51), USA (50), Finland (47) and Canada (37). Over 20 countries have registered joint participations, including for the first time from France, the United Kingdom (UK), India, Belarus and the Altai region (Russia). In addition, the German state of Lower Saxony and the UN organisation UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) are represented for the first time with a joint stand.

291 registrations for the Innovation Award from 148 exhibitors from 24 countries illustrate the high spirit of innovation of the global agricultural engineering sector. From this, an impartial commission of experts set up by the DLG will present new products with the Innovation Award in Gold or Silver.

For the first time this year, the DLG will honour innovations in the field of components and systems with a separate innovation competition, the "Systems & Components Trophy – Engineers‘ Choice". The prize winners will be selected by a jury composed of development engineers of the agricultural machine manufacturers exhibiting at the Agritechnica.
World-wide extensive wheat harvest shapes markets, in Germany regional decreases in yield due to drought

The world-wide extensive wheat harvest is putting price pressure on arable farming. Due to the very good harvest in the Ukraine, competition on the export markets is on the rise, for in addition to Russia, the producers from the Ukraine are surging onto the export market for feed and milling wheat. Added to this is the large wheat harvest in France, resulting in the French producers becoming active on the market with extensive quantities. In Germany, reduced yield and quality due to regional drought have been determined, and the sowing of rape is hampered for the second year by the dry soil conditions. However, cash crop producers are hoping for a reviving grain market due to possibly increasing feed prices as a result of rising exports of the most important meat exporters, which serve the growing demand in China.
The current unclear development regarding Brexit is causing sustained uncertainty: In the case of an on the island highly controversial "No Deal", commerce would have to adjust within a short time to a high bureaucratic burden when processing its business. In addition, tariffs would become due which would lead to rising costs for consumers with a dropping trade volume, as well as to sales losses among farmers. For EU producers, intensified competition mid-term with producers from the US and New Zeeland for meat and milk is also expected if Great Britain were to reduce the standards for animal welfare currently adopted with regard to EU producers.

Agricultural markets: Grain under pressure, high-price phase for pork, broadly balanced milk market

The global wheat market is well supplied; the International Grains Council is expecting a stock build-up of approximately 8 million tonnes. The good supply situation is providing for price pressure. Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan are extremely active on the export market and are major competition for producers in the EU. While farmers in France have brought in a large grain harvest with good qualities, the situation in Germany differs greatly depending on the region. Especially in Eastern Germany, the drought has led to reduced yields and quality. All together, the market situation for cash crop producers is challenging.
The situation on the milk and meat markets is more favourable. The EU milk market is largely balanced; a moderate production growth of one percent is expected for the current year. Therefore, largely stable prices can be expected here. The market situation for pork is favourable: The pig stocks in China which have plummeted by 40 percent up until now are leading to higher imports. As a result, the EU price for pork has almost reached the level of € 1,80/kg of slaughter weight. It should not be overlooked that the domestic demand for pork, e.g. in Germany, has decreased by eight percent in the current year 2019. The positive impulses are therefore exclusively due to the situation on the export markets. Additional market risks for EU producers result from the African swine fever. For in Poland and Belgium the epidemic continues to be active and the danger of introduction, e.g. to Germany and France, continues to be high.

European farmers evaluate economic situation as average

The farmers in Germany and France surveyed as part of DLG-Agrifuture Insights evaluate the current economic situation as average. For example, feed prices for livestock holders have dropped and the price development for products from animal husbandry are positive. Up to the middle of the year, the cash crop producers benefited from a higher price level of around € 200/t of wheat. Cash crop producers in Russia, the Netherlands and Great Britain are considerably more satisfied. In Russia the cash crop producers benefit from the growing production of milk and meat, which causes the demand for feed to increase. Cash crop producers in Great Britain are considerably more satisfied with the current economic situation than in the previous year, for the goods of British producers was in high demand on the European continent and has resulted in rising sales.

Expectations for business development heterogeneous

Farmers clearly evaluate the expectations for the further business development in the coming twelve months differently. For example, farmers in the Netherlands are optimistic about the business development in the coming twelve months. French farmers evaluate the prospects more positively than they did in the autumn survey of 2018 and expect an average business development. With a value of 3.0, the French cash crop producers achieved the best evaluation since autumn 2012. Cash crop producers in France have brought in an excellent harvest with good quality; hopes for an improved business development are placed on export business. And due to the mostly favourable market environment, livestock holders are also more positive than they were a year ago. The evaluation of farmers in Germany as to the prospects for the future continues to be average compared to last year's survey. While the market situation for livestock holders is mainly positive, the cash crop producers have had to adjust to a lower price level. This has led to the expectations among cash crop producers taking a downward turn. Furthermore, farmers are occupied with the discussion about the recent revision of the Fertiliser Ordinance. For additional waiting periods for spreading farm manure require the expansion of manure storage capacities.

Predominantly increasing investment confidence

Even with the current uncertain investment conditions, 38 percent of farmers in France (+8 percent compared to autumn 2018); 59 percent in the Netherlands (+11 percent) and 71 percent in Russia (+15 percent) are planning to expand investments. On the other hand, in Germany, 43 percent of the farmers surveyed intend to invest in the coming 12 months (-2 percent compared to the 2018 survey).

Soil tillage technology focus of investments

The focus of investments in arable farming is on soil tillage technology in Germany, France and Russia. The trend to more mechanical weed control and higher wear lead to a greater demand for soil tillage equipment. The focus of cash crop producers in the Netherlands is on crop protection technology. Cash crop producers in Russia also intend to purchase tractors and combine harvesters, and fertilising and crop protection technology also play a decisive role. Other investment focuses of the cash crop producers surveyed in France are on tractors and land. In addition to soil tillage technology, the colleagues in Germany are also interested in tractors and harvesting technology.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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