Crop production

According to the latest estimate of this year’s harvest as at 30 September, a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in the production of the following is expected: potatoes (+11.2%), rape (+8.4%), sunflower seed (+40.3%), poppy (+14.7%), soya (+14.6%), field peas for grain (+26.5%), and green maize (+18.0%). On the other hand, the estimated production of sugar beet is considerably lower (−18.7%). The estimate confirmed an increase in production of basic cereals (+12.7%), however, the estimated production of grain maize is by 6.4% lower. The total harvest of cereals including maize is thus by 10.9% higher compared to the last year’s below-average harvest.