Autumn-sown areas 2024
Autumn-sown areas of cereals and oilseed crops are 13 percent larger than 2023
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2024-11-29 8.00
This year’s autumn-sowing of cereals and oilseed crops amounted to 644 000 hectares. It is 13 percent larger than 2023 and 5 percent larger than the average in the past five years. One of the reasons for the increase is that the weather during the autumn has been more favorable för autumn-sowing this year compared to last year.
Winter wheat accounts for 72 percent of this year´s total autumn-sown area
In Sweden, 464 000 hectares of winter wheat were sown this autumn, which is 9 percent larger than last year. At national level, the 2024 winter wheat areas were 7 percent larger than average in the five past autumns, but 14 percent larger than the ten-year average. Large autumn-sown areas are beneficial for many reasons, not least because they help reduce nutrition losses from arable land.
Winter rye areas are comparable with last autumn´s areas
The autumn-sown area of rye is estimated to be 29 000 hectares and is comparable with last autumn´s areas.
Winter triticale areas are larger than last year´s areas
The winter triticale areas are estimated to be 32 000 hectares, which is 43 percent larger than last year´s areas and 20 percent larger compared with the five-year average. The autumn-sown areas of winter barley are estimated to be 21 000 hectares.
Winter rape areas are larger than last year´s areas
Winter rape areas are estimated to be 96 000 hectares, which is 33 percent larger than last autumn´s areas but 2 percent less than the five-year average. Winter turnip rape areas are estimated to be 400 hectares.
Organically cultivated autumn-sown areas are comparable with last autumn's areas
Total autumn-sown areas cultivated organically are estimated to be 37 000 hectares, which is comparable with last autumn’s areas, but 25 percent less than the five-year average. There were 25 000 hectares of organically cultivated winter wheat which is comparable with last year’s areas but 20 percent less than the five-year average. The winter wheat area also includes 200 hectares of organically cultivated winter spelt.
More favorable weather conditions for autumn-sowing this year than last year
This year´s weather conditions have been more favorable for autumn-sowing, as we generally had both a warmer and drier autumn than last year.
Publication
More detailed information with a presentation by county and production area is published in a statistical report on the Swedish Board of Agriculture website, www.jordbruksverket.se, under “Statistik” in Swedish. The statistics on autumn sown areas are also available in the Swedish Board of Agriculture’s statistical database. The information is based on a sample survey in which about 5 000 farmers submitted information to Statistics Sweden about autumn sown areas.
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