Germany: Winter rapeseed area in 2023 with significant increases, winter wheat at the previous year's level, and grain maize declining

07/28/2023 | 16:59:00 | ID: 37013 | Department: Agriculture | plant Stuttgart (agrar-PR) - The soaring producer prices and the good harvest results for winter rapeseed last year are likely to have prompted farms to further expand cultivation. According to preliminary results from the Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office, the winter rapeseed area will amount to 52,700 in 2023 ha, an increase of more than a tenth (+11%) compared to the previous year. The oil fruit sunflower (3,400 ha), which is significantly smaller in terms of cultivation volume, continues to increase in popularity among local arable farms. The area has increased almost tenfold since 2015. The cultivation of winter wheat, as the largest arable crop in the country, is comparable to the previous year's extent (−1%) at 211,900ha in 2023. In barley cultivation, winter barley (83,700 ha; +2%) in particular has increased this year, but spring barley (61,300 ha; +0%) confirms the high level of 2022. Oats (+1,400 ha) ...