Harvest Estimates - June 2026

“Due to extraordinary spring drought, farmers expect this year a below-average harvest of cereals; the first harvest estimate is lower by 16 percent, year-on-year; when compared to the five-year average, it is by 12 percent lower. However, the harvest has just begun and harvest estimates will be gradually refined, including reflection of the influence of extremely high temperatures in the last ten days of June,“ Renata Vodičková, Head of the Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), says.

The expected production of basic cereals (excluding grain maize) in an amount of 6 467 thousand tonnes is lower in comparison with both the last year’s harvest (−15.9%) and the five-year average (−12.0%).

The harvest of winter common wheat, the most important cereal, is estimated to be in the amount of 4 295 thous. tonnes, which is by 15.5% less compared to the previous year. Production is also expected to decrease as for spring barley to 864 thous. tonnes (−24.2%), winter barley to 621 thous. tonnes (−12.7%), oats to 155 thous. tonnes (−42.8%), and rye to 105 thous. tonnes (−6.7%). 

On the other hand, thanks to a marked expansion of the sown area, a larger harvest is expected for spring common wheat, namely 145 thous. tonnes (+46.7%). Triticale is expected to be harvested in the amount of 238 thous. tonnes, by 8.2% more than last year.

“This year’s rape seed production is estimated to be by almost a fifth lower compared to the last year. That decrease is caused not only by a reduction in the area sown, which is the lowest since the year 2006, but also by lower per hectare yields. Rapeseed vegetation was damaged by spring frosts as well as the following drought,“ Dagmar Pospíšilová from the Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit of the CZSO stated.

The expected harvest (production) of rape seed in the amount of 847 thous. tonnes is by 17.1% lower, year-on-year. In the comparison to the five-year or ten-year average, the estimated production is also significantly lower (−22.6% and −28.2%, respectively).

More detailed information on harvest estimates and sown areas of crops can be found in the supplementary information to the news release on harvest estimates – June.