The European Union is one of the world's largest producers of cereals. But for the past three years, the sector has been caught between low prices on volatile international markets and rising production costs, not to mention the impact of climate change on yields. How are cereal farmers doing today? What is the outlook for European cereals?

The 62nd episode of Food for Europe attempts to answer these questions. Eric Thirouin, a French cereal farmer and president of the General Association of Wheat Producers, reports on the deterioration in the competitiveness and morale of the profession in the European Union since the start of the war in Ukraine. Guillaume Jacquemin, cereal breeder at the Agricultural Research Centre of Wallonia, explains how new varieties of cereals that are resistant to climate change are being created. And Philippe Mitko, head of external relations at Soufflet Négoce by InVivo, tells us about the factors that determine the prices of cereals on international markets and the exposure of European producers to exchange-rate fluctuations. Finally, Justyna Wrobel, who heads the cereals, oilseeds, pulses and rice team in the Arable Crops Unit of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, discusses the nature of the support provided by the Common Agricultural Policy to European cereal producers in this difficult period, and the ways in which the sector's competitiveness can be strengthened.