| Selected crops | Acreage2 | Expected acreage for harvest 20243 | percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 ha | % | ||
| 1: Excluding city states. 2: Land use survey 2023. 3: Crop production reports: field crops and grassland. The information on the expected acreages is based on messages of a limited number of harvesting and operating rapporteurs in the federal states from mid-April 2024. The results represent preliminary trends. | |||
| Winter cereals | |||
| Winter wheat | 2,824.4 | 2,590.6 | -8.3 |
| Rye and mixed winter cereals | 624.7 | 585.0 | -6.4 |
| Winter barley | 1,289.8 | 1,321.5 | 2.5 |
| Triticale | 311.2 | 308.0 | -1.0 |
| Summer cereals | |||
| Summer wheat | 30.4 | 99.9 | 228.5 |
| Summer barley | 321.4 | 363.2 | 13.0 |
| Oats | 139.3 | 163.8 | 17.6 |
| Grain maize/maize to ripen fully (including corn cob mix) | 466.4 | 518.7 | 11.2 |
| Silage maize/green maize | 1,998.9 | 2,096.3 | 4.9 |
| Winter rape | 1,174.1 | 1,106.1 | -5.8 |
| Potatoes | 264.7 | 275.4 | 4.0 |
| Sugar beets | 395.8 | 421.6 | 6.5 |
| Field peas (without fresh peas) | 118.0 | 132.3 | 12.2 |
| Field beans | 60.7 | 68.4 | 12.5 |
As at 17 May 2024