BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Steel production in Germany fell significantly last year. 36.8 million tons of crude steel were produced in Germany in 2022, the German Steel Federation announced on Monday. According to the report, that was more than eight percent less than the year before. It was also the second weakest production year since 2009, it said. Only in the first Corona year 2020 was production even lower. Producers are struggling with ongoing problems in supply chains, high energy costs and a weak economy in the steel processing sector, according to the association./maa/DP/jha