Autumn sowing of cereals and oil turniprape, 2024

A slightly smaller area sown with winter cereals in autumn 2024

In autumn 2024, winter cereals and oil turniprape were sown on about 63,150 hectares, i.e. approximately the same area as in the preivous autumn. The area sown with winter cereals decreased and the area sown with oil turniprape increased. 

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Area sown with winter cereals slightly smaller than in the previous autumn
 
Compared to autumn 2023, the area sown with winter cereals decreased by 2% to around 59,800 hectares of arable land. The area sown with bread cereals (wheat, spelt and rye) increased and the area sown with fodder cereals (barley, triticale and oats) decreased. 
 
The area sown with winter bread cereals (wheat, spelt and rye) increased by 1% to around 32,000 hectares of arable land. Bread cereals were sown on 53% of all area sown with winter cereals. Wheat represents the majority of area sown with bread cereals. The area sown with winter wheat increased by 1% to almost 30,100 hectares. Compared to the year before, the area of winter spelt decreased the most, by 31% to around 370 hectares. Winter rye was sown on 11% larger area, measuring around 1,350 hectares. 

Slightly less winter fodder cereals

Winter fodder cereals were sown on 4% smaller area than in the previous year, in total on around 28,000 hectares. Although the area sown with winter barley decreased by 3% compared to autumn 2023, winter barley is still the most common fodder cereal in Slovenia. In autumn 2024, it was sown on around 22,100 hectares. Triticale covered 5% less area than the previous year; it was sown on around 5,450 hectares. Oats was sown the least among fodder cereals, 10% less than the previous year, on around 420 hectares.

Area sown with oil turniprape slightly larger 

A little over 3,350 hectares of arable land were sown with winter oil turniprape this past autumn, which is 12% more than in autumn 2023.

The table with the latest data is available in the SiStat Database.
Autumn sowing of cereals and oil turniprape, Slovenia
Autumn sowing of cereals and oil turniprape, Slovenia
Autmn sowing of cereals and oil turniprape, Slovenia
202320242024
2023
hagrowth rate (%)
Cereals - total60,70459,800-1.5
  wheat and spelt30,43730,5110.1
  rye1,209 M1,347 M11.4
  barley22,85322,076-3.4
  triticale5,7355,446-5.0
  oats470 M421 M-10.4
Oil turniprape3,0023,353 M11.7
M less reliable estimate – use with caution
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