Publication - Statistics

Cereal and oilseed rape harvest: final estimates - 2024

Published: 12 December 2024
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate, +1 more … Agriculture and Rural Economy Directorate
Topic: Economy, Farming and rural

Final estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2024 harvest.

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Decreases in area and yield drive decreased wheat production

In 2024, wheat yield is 8.4 tonnes per hectare, below the 5-year average.

Total wheat production is around 0.83 million tonnes. This is a decrease of 16% compared to 2023 as a result of decreases in yield (8%) and area (9%).

Figure 4: Wheat production from 2015 to 2024 and average production over the last 5 years

A line chart showing the timeseries

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Decreases in area and yield drive decreased wheat production

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