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Harvest 2025: Upper Carinthia's farmers are struggling with changeable conditions!
Harvest balance for Upper Carinthia 2025: mixed results for farmers due to extreme weather, drought and pests. Details and expert opinions.
Harvest 2025: Upper Carinthia's farmers are struggling with changeable conditions!
The 2025 harvest year brought a mixed outcome for farmers in Upper Carinthia. The summer, characterized by a hot and dry June, presented challenges for many companies. The long-awaited rains, which only arrived in July, often brought heavy rainfall and hail. According to the Small newspaper Soil pests also contributed to the problems of farmers who suffered from the difficult weather conditions.
The harvest of silage and grain maize is classified as “satisfactory”. In some regions, satisfaction with the returns prevails, despite the difficult starting conditions. Nevertheless, experts recommend taking out insurance against drought or hail damage in order to better cushion future crop failures.
The overall balance of the grain harvest
Yields vary greatly, and the quality of the winter wheat in demand in particular suffers in many regions due to the sometimes intense rainfall during the harvest season. The harvest volume reached 21.7 million tons, an increase compared to 17.8 million tons last year. This growth is due to improved yields per hectare and increased acreage.
Quality issues and challenges
The market situation remains tense: input costs are rising and there are problems with diseases and pests, particularly in apple and lettuce cultivation. DBV President Joachim Rukwied describes the harvest as a “trembling event”, which was not an easy one due to the prevailing rainfall. For many companies, changes in the legal landscape represent an additional burden that endangers the competitiveness of agriculture.
With the harvest for fruits and vegetables showing mixed results, it remains a challenge for farmers to adapt to the market. Some crops, such as early potatoes and cherries, enjoy good yields, while other areas suffer from average conditions. Autumn crops such as corn and sugar beets in particular can benefit from the latest rainfall.
Overall, the harvest balance shows that, despite the difficulties, many farmers in both regions are willing to adapt and overcome the current challenges to some extent. The next few months will show how the markets develop under the current conditions. It remains exciting to see how farmers can continue to have a good handle on their harvest.