Figures on wheat, barley and rapeseed sowing in the EU in 2024

Published 2024년 4월 20일

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In 2024, the European Union witnessed a mixed trend in the sowing of cereals and oilseeds, with a notable 4% decrease in the planting area for white wheat and rapeseed, and an 8% reduction for durum wheat. However, barley planting areas increased by 2%, totaling 10.5 million hectares. France, the leading producer, significantly contributed to the decline in white wheat with an 8% reduction, while Germany saw the largest decrease in rapeseed planting by 5%. On the other hand, barley planting increased in countries like Bulgaria, Spain, and Germany, despite reductions in Hungary, Italy, and France. Durum wheat planting also decreased significantly, especially in Italy, the main EU producer, with an 11% reduction.

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Sowing of cereals and oilseeds in the European Union in 2024 is marked by a 4% drop in hectares dedicated to white wheat and rapeseed, an 8% reduction in durum wheat and a 2% rise in barley . Barley is the only cereal that shows an increase in this advance of the 2024 crops, with an increase of 2% over the previous one, reaching 10.5 million hectares, 245,000 more than the price. They increase by up to 7% in Bulgaria, reaching 147,000 hectares, while the increase in Spain reaches 6% with 141,000 hectares more than in 2023, reaching 2.49 million. Germany reports an increase in barley crops of 3%, reaching a global figure of 1,665,000 hectares. On the contrary, the evolution is downward in Hungary with a decrease of 13%, in Italy where the decrease is 9%, with 26,000 hectares less, placing this figure at 264,000 hectares, while France loses 36,000 hectares by passing from 1,814 million in 2023 to 1,778 in 2024. Wheat area falls by 4% in the EU The hectares dedicated to common wheat ...

Source: Agromeat