Austria increased its oilseed crop in 2022

According to the estimates of the statistical office of Austria, in 2022 the total volume of oilseeds production in the country exceeded the mark of 473 thousand tons, which is 7% higher than the result of the previous year. At the same time, the current indicators of gross harvest are higher than the average value for the last 10 years by 12%. As noted in the statistical department, in this year. Austrian agricultural producers managed to increase the yield of soybeans by 4% - up to 245.6 thousand tons. The increase occurred against the background of the expansion of sown areas under crops by 22% - up to 93.7 thousand hectares. The area under rapeseed remained the same, although high yields per hectare led to an increase in oilseed production in the country by 6% compared to the previous year - up to 91 thousand tons. It should be noted that the gross grain harvest in Austria this year, on the ...