Romania Plans to Harvest Record Wheat and Rapeseed Crops in 2025

Thanks to sufficient spring precipitation and a favorable temperature regime, Romania plans to harvest record wheat and rapeseed crops in 2025, Grain Central reports. According to the forecast of the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture, despite a reduction in grain crop sowing areas to the lowest level since 2012 at 2.13 million hectares, this year's winter crop harvest is expected to be record-breaking. The European Commission has twice raised the wheat yield forecast for Romania over the past two months, which is currently estimated at 4.97 t/ha, 7.8% higher than last year and 20.9% higher than the 5-year average (4.11 t/ha). As a result, wheat production may reach 11-13.3 million tons, which is 18.8% higher than the 2024 harvest (9.29 million tons), which was the lowest in the past decade. Rapeseed sowing areas in the country have exceeded 700,000 hectares for the first time this year. The European Commission forecasts that the average rapeseed yield will be 2.81 t/ha, and total ...