Strategie Grains sees recovery in EU rapeseed and sunflower crops next year

PARIS (Reuters) - European Union canola and sunflower seed production is expected to recover sharply in 2025 after adverse weather reduced this year's harvests, consultancy Strategie Grains said on Friday. In its first projections for next year's oilseed production, the company forecast the EU canola harvest at 18.7 million metric tons, 12% above the four-year low of 16.7 million in 2024. For sunflower, 2025 production was set at 10.5 million tonnes, 25% above the nine-year low of 8.4 million expected in 2024. This year's canola crop has suffered from repeated heavy rains in Western Europe, while the sunflower harvest has been hit by drought, heatwaves and torrential rain in southeastern Europe. For the upcoming canola crop, seeding conditions were “not ideal” due to too much or too little rain in production belts, but were still better than a year ago, Strategie Grains said in a report summary on oilseeds. According to the consultancy, larger canola harvests were forecast next ...