Germany expanded the area sown with autumn rapeseed by over 2 percent

The area sown with autumn rapeseed in Germany last year increased by 2.3% compared to the autumn of 2023 to 1.1 million hectares, according to data from the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). According to the office, this will ensure that Germany takes second place in rapeseed production in the European Union. The leader in the ranking by area is France, where almost 1.27 million hectares were sown with rapeseed in the autumn of last year. Overall, 5.8 million hectares are expected to be sown with the oilseed crop in the EU. At the same time, a shortage of rapeseed from the new harvest is emerging in Ukraine, as traders and processing companies are stepping up purchases against the backdrop of limited supply and stable demand, analysts from the agricultural cooperative "PUSK" under the Verkhovna Rada of the country commented, quoted by the electronic publication AgroPortal. According to them, the current situation on the rapeseed market is tense despite the recent ...