Wheat sown area hardly changed

According to the EU’s statistical office, winter wheat seeds were sown on 24.2 million hectares in the European Union last year, which is the same as in 2015.

According to Eurostat, wheat sown area in France and in Germany increased by 1 percent, to 5.25 million hectares and 3.22 million hectares, while wheat sown area in Poland (2.37 million hectares) and Romania ( 2.1 million hectares) remained the same. In Hungary, the wheat sown area has dropped below one million hectares. (by our colleague)