Market rapeseed production to reach historic high – IGC

Asia. In the EU, rapeseed area is forecast to remain stable at 6.1 million hectares. However, a bumper 2025 harvest, particularly in Southeastern Europe and especially in Romania, may encourage producers to expand their area. A slight decline in rapeseed area is expected in other member countries. Acreage in Russia is expected to remain stable at 3 million hectares throughout the year following a significant expansion of plantings this season. At the same time, according to a study by the German Union for the Promotion of Oilseed and Grain Cultivation (UFOP), the area sown to rapeseed in Ukraine is likely to decrease by 100,000 hectares to 1.3 million hectares. Overall, in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), rapeseed acreage is projected to reach the second-highest level since record-keeping began, underscoring the growing importance of rapeseed as an agricultural crop. IGC forecasts for leading exporters, Canada and Australia, remain particularly uncertain, as sowing ...