Poor cereal harvests in 2023 confirmed in Sweden

Published 2024년 5월 15일

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Sweden's grain harvest in 2023 saw a significant decrease, with a total of 4.328 million tons of cereals harvested, marking a 26% decrease from the previous year and a 17% decrease from the five-year average. The most affected crop was winter wheat, with a 13% decrease, followed by rapeseed with a 29% decrease due to high weed pressure. The reduced harvest was attributed to winter damage, early summer drought, and late summer rains, resulting in some crop losses exceeding 40% compared to 2022. However, the agriculture office expects better harvest prospects for this year.

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Disastrous grain harvest in 2023. Farmers in Sweden harvested slightly more grain in 2023 than estimated in November, but significantly less than a year earlier. According to the final estimates presented today, despite the record cultivation area, only 4.328 million tons of cereals, including corn, were harvested last year. That's 26 percent. less than in 2022 and by 17%. less than the average of the last five years. After excluding 2018, a year in which drought occurred, the result is the worst since 2006. Initial estimates from November indicated that the volume was just under 4.2 million tonnes. Of the total harvest, 100,200 tonnes came from fallow land, which was made available for grain production in 2023. The most important crop is winter wheat The harvest of winter wheat, by far the most important crop, amounted to 2.636 million tonnes. It was by 13 percent. less than in 2022 and by 3%. less than the five-year average. However, drought occurring in spring and early summer ...

Source: Farmer.pl