EU & UK: 2025 barley production forecast at 59.7 mln tonnes

In its first forecast for the 2025 crop, COCERAL sees the total grain crop in the EU-27+UK at 297.8 mln t. This would be up from the 278.5 mln t harvested in 2024.

Wheat production (excluding durum) is expected to increase from 125.5 mln t to 140.4 mln t, mainly because of a higher area and a return to normal yields in Western Europe after the disappointing crop in 2024.

The EU-27+UK 2025 barley production is forecast at 59.7 mln t, up from 57.3 mln t this year.

The EU-27+UK 2025 corn crop is seen increasing year-on-year to 61.9 mln t (2024: 60.2 mln t), with a much higher crop in the Balkan countries, but slightly lower crops in Germany and France.

The EU-27+UK rapeseed crop is forecast to recover from 18.3 mln t to 20.3 mln t mainly because of a return to a normal planting pattern in Romania and Bulgaria and a recovery in yields in France and Germany.

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