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EU grain area forecasted to dip by 0.6% in 2015
Mar. 30, 2015
Grain planting area in EU member states is projected to drop slightly by 0.6% to some 60.3 million ha in 2015, and non-EU countries, including Serbia, Bosnia, FYROM and Albania, are expected to plant about 2.5 million ha grains. Soft wheat planted area in the EU is forecasted to decrease by about 1.3% to around 24.9 million ha. Barley is expected to increase by 0.3% to some 12.4 million ha.
Oilseeds planted area in EU member states is forecasted to fall by 1.8% to around 11.7 million ha in 2015, while soybean planting area is expected to grow by 19.3% to 858 thousand ha. Non-EU countries,only including Serbia, Bosnia, FYROM,are forecasted to plant 390 thousand ha oilseeds crops.
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EU crop plantings forecast (000ha)
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Crop
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2014*
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2015**
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Change%
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Soft wheat
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25,250
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24,924
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-1.3
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Durum wheat
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2,490
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2,562
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+2.9
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Barley
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12,657
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12,698
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+0.3
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Corn
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11,537
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11,456
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-0.7
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Rye
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2,157
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2,222
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+3.0
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Oats
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2,642
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2,625
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-0.6
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Sorghum
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1,125
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1,135
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+0.9
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Triticale
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2,834
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2,700
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-4.7
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Total grains (1)***
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60,693
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60,322
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-0.6
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Non-EU
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2,511
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2,482
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-1.2
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Total grains (2)****
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63,204
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62,804
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-0.6
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Rape
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6,708
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6,534
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-2.6
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Sunflower
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4,449
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4,268
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-4.1
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Soybeans
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719
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858
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+19.3
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Total oilseeds (1)***
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11,876
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11,660
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-1.8
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Non-EU
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365
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390
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+6.8
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Total oilseeds (2)*****
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12,241
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12,050
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-1.6
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* actual data
** forecast
*** including 28 EU member countries
**** including 28 EU member countries and 4 non-EU countries
***** including 28 EU member countries and 3 non-EU countries
Source: Coceral
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EU Grain crop forecast report
EU Oilseeds crop forecast report
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