German farmers sow 5.6 percent more winter grains

The article, citing data from the German statistics office Destatis, reports on the trends in sown areas for various grains in Germany and its eastern neighbouring countries for the next two years. Due to a wet autumn in 2023, there was a decrease of 9.3% in winter grains sown in Germany compared to the previous year. However, there is an expected increase in the sown area for winter wheat by 12.3% to 2.8 million hectares in 2025, alongside a rise in the sown area for rye and other winter grains by 2.8 to 550,100 hectares. There is also an anticipated decrease in the sown area for winter barley by 5.4%. In addition, the sown area for winter rapeseed in Germany is projected to increase by 2.3% to 1.1 million hectares, while the sown area for triticale is expected to rise by 2.4% to 271,600 hectares.

This is evident from figures from the German statistics office Destatis. The grain area in our eastern neighbours is showing a recovery due to the larger sown area. Because of the wet autumn of 2023, 9.3 percent less winter grains were sown than in the autumn of 2022. As for winter wheat, the area will increase by 12.3 percent to 2.8 million hectares in 2025, reports Destatis. The statistics office expects the sown area for rye and other winter grains to increase by 2.8 to 550,100 hectares. German farmers sowed triticale on 271,600 hectares this autumn. That is 2.4 percent more than the cultivated area for the 2024 harvest. When growing winter ...