The very wet autumn in many places has led to the late sowing of arable crops in Germany, figures from the Federal Statistical Office, or Destatis, released on Friday showed. According to preliminary estimates by the office, 1.1 million hectares of summer cereals are being grown this season, which are not sown until spring. This represents an increase of 19.6% on last year, while the area of winter cereals, which actually dominate in Germany, has fallen by 4.9% to 4.8 million hectares. The high rainfall in autumn made sowing more difficult, the office reported. As a result, the area under spri…