Coceral expects wheat and rapeseed production growth in EU and UK

Grain trade association Coceral on Thursday forecast that soft wheat production in the European Union and the UK will rise to 140.4 million tons in 2025 after a low yield of 125.5 million tons this year. As for oilseeds, total EU and UK rapeseed production is forecast to rise by 2 million tons to 20.3 million tons by 2025, with Coceral citing a return to normal planting levels in Romania and Bulgaria, as well as recovering yields in France and Germany. EU production alone is forecast to rise from 17.4 million tons to 19.5 million tons, while UK production is projected to fall from 915,000 tons to 775,000 tons, a continuation of the sharp decline of recent years. Repeated heavy rains in Western Europe this year have disrupted wheat sowing and growth, leading to France’s lowest wheat crop since the 1980s. In its initial forecast for next year’s crop, Coceral predicted soft wheat production in the 27 EU countries would rise to 126.5 million tons from 114.1 million tons this year, ...