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Estimated area sown to winter crops 2019

Published 12.12.2019
  • The estimated area sown with winter wheat decreased to 29,700 hectares (-26%).
  • The estimated area sown with winter rye decreased to 23,600 hectares (-37%).
  • The area sown with winter rape and-turnip rape decreased to 1,700 hectares (-38%).
  • The area sown with organic winter rye was 5,500 hectares and organic winter wheat 1,400 hectares.
  • Direct seeding was used for 22% of winter wheat, representing 6,600 hectares of the total area sown with winter wheat.
  • Direct seeding was used for 10% of winter rye, representing 2,200 hectares of the total area sown with winter rye.

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The estimated area sown to winter crops was asked from farms during Luke's crop production survey, covering 6,200 farms. The sown area will be specified next June when sown areas entered by farms in the rural business register of the Finnish Food Authority.

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