World wheat production in 2024/2025 could reach 796 million tons, according to the FAO

Global wheat production in 2024/2025 is down slightly from the previous month's forecast. According to the FAO information note on cereal supply and demand, published on April 5, it could reach 796 million tons, which represents an increase of 1% compared to 2023/2024 production. The recent downward revision is due to the expected decline in wheat production in the EU and the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, “where excess moisture had limited the planting of maize crops, while localized dryness “It affects cultivated areas in the southern and eastern parts of the EU,” explains the FAO. In the United States, despite a price-induced reduction in cultivated area, the country's total wheat production continues to increase in 2024, thanks to the expected improvement in yields and an increase in harvested area due to conditions generally favorable weather conditions, says the FAO. The conditions in Ukraine, according to the organization, "do not vary compared to the previous month, ...