The Netherlands wheat harvest in 2024 is the lowest in 25 years

The Netherlands experienced a significant decrease in winter wheat harvest in 2024, with gross yields at their lowest in 25 years at 682 thousand tons. This is primarily due to poor yields caused by rainy weather in 2023. However, there was an increase in the harvest of flax and industrial hemp. Other crops such as consumer potatoes and sugar beets also saw a decrease in yields. Onion yields increased by 13.2%, and barley by 3.8%. Despite challenging conditions, the gross harvest of onion-seed increased by 11.7% due to an increase in area. The development of the grain sector in the Black Sea and Danube region will be discussed at the 22nd International Conference BLACK SEA GRAIN. EUROPE-2025 in Prague.

The Netherlands harvested very little winter wheat last year, but there was a significant increase in flax and industrial hemp. In the Netherlands, the gross wheat harvest in 2024 was 38.6% lower than a year earlier and amounted to 682 thousand tons. This is the lowest gross harvest in 25 years. The gross yield of consumer potatoes was 1.5% lower than in 2023, and the yield in tons of sugar beets was 3% lower. Meanwhile, onion yields were up 13.2% and barley was harvested 3.8% higher. The final arable yield estimate provided by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows that. “Gross wheat harvests have not been this low since 2000. This is mainly due to disappointing winter wheat yields due to the rainy fall of 2023. In 2024, only 574,000 tons of winter wheat were harvested from Dutch fields, 45.9% less than a year earlier. Both area and yield per hectare have decreased over the past year,” explained analysts at the statistics office. The gross harvest of spring wheat in 2024 more than ...