Castile and León has achieved a production of 8.4 million tons of cereals in the current campaign, which represents a 26% increase compared to last year thanks to historical average yields of 4,626 kilos per hectare (+13% compared to 2024) and an increase in the area dedicated to these crops (1.82 million hectares). However, the profitability of the farms is being compromised by low prices and high production costs.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, María González Corral, presented this report on September 10 at the closing of the congress 'The future of cereals', held in Magaz de Pisuerga (Palencia). As she pointed out, the final volume obtained was even higher than initially predicted (8.1 million tons). "If we take the last 15 years as a reference -she said- with conditions and CAP requirements more similar to the current ones, we are very close to the production record..."