Delays in sowing autumn / winter cereals due to excessive rainfall in November and December led to a 5% decrease in durum wheat sown area, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). Despite the setbacks, common wheat, triticale, rye, and oats saw maintained sown areas from the previous campaign. The Monthly Bulletin of Agriculture and Fisheries - January 2021 reported that despite the challenges, germinations were good and the crops were homogeneous and normally vegetative.