Slight recovery of the autumn-winter cereal area in Spain

Published 2024년 3월 1일

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Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has projected a nearly 2% increase in the country's autumn-winter cereal area to 5.19 million hectares this year, primarily due to a rise in barley and oats cultivation. Despite this, the 2023 harvest is expected to be significantly lower than previous years, with 8.7 million tons of autumn-winter cereal and 2.9 million tons of corn, a sharp drop from the 18.2 million tons of grain harvested in 2022.

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The area of autumn-winter cereals could be 5.19 million hectares this year in Spain, according to the first complete advance published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) on areas and productions, with data collected until the end of December. This figure would represent an increase of almost 2% compared to that planted last year, in which a drop of close to 6% was recorded compared to 2022. Even so, it would be 4.1% below the average of the five latest campaigns. In total, there would be about 100,000 hectares more than those planted in 2023, mainly due to the increase in the area of barley and oats, although all types of grain register an improvement compared to last year. Regarding production, in this latest report the Ministry reports an autumn-winter cereal harvest in 2023 of 8.7 million tons (-40.3% compared to 2022) and a volume of corn of 2.9 ...

Source: Agropopular