EU to increase corn production in 2025

Published 2025년 3월 11일

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The European Union/United Kingdom's grain production is expected to surpass last year's crop, with a total output of 296.1 million tonnes in 2025, according to COCERAL. This includes an increase in wheat production to 137.2 million tonnes and barley production to 58.8 million tonnes, but a slight decrease in plantings has led to a downward revision of the wheat forecast to 140.4 million tonnes from December's projection. Corn production is expected to rise to 63.3 million tonnes, and rapeseed production is predicted to recover to 20 million tonnes, despite a slight reduction in the forecast from December. The grain sector in the Black Sea and Danube region will be discussed at the 23 International Conference BLACK SEA GRAIN.KYIV on April 24 in Kyiv.

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Grain production in the European Union/United Kingdom remains on pace to exceed last year’s crop, but COCERAL has trimmed its overall outlook on lower plantings in a pair of key wheat producing countries in its second forecast for the 2025 crop. COCERAL, the European association that focuses on agricultural trade, sees the total grain output in the EU-27+UK at 296.1 million tonnes. This would be up from the 278.2 million tonnes harvested in 2024 but down slightly from the 297.8 million tonnes projected in December. Wheat production (excluding durum) is expected to increase from 125.1 million to 137.2 million tonnes year on year, however, the crop forecast is lower than the 140.4 million tonnes predicted in December. “Overall, a higher area and a return to normal yields in Western Europe should lead to a better crop than last year, but lower than initially expected plantings in France and the UK have started to weigh on the production outlook,” COCERAL said in its March 11 ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult