Harvest Estimates - June 2020
Cereal and rape harvest expected to be slightly lower according to the first estimates
Based on the first estimates of this year’s harvest as at 10 June, it is expected that the production of basic cereals will be 6 784 thous. tonnes and the production of rape 1 135 thous. tonnes. Compared to the last year’s harvest, the production of basic cereals is expected to be by 234 thous. tonnes lower (−3.3%) and the production of rape by 22 thous. tonnes lower (−1.9%).
The production of basic cereals (excluding grain maize) is estimated in an amount of 6 784 thous. tonnes, which is by 234 thous. tonnes lower (−3.3%) than the last year’s production. The year-on-year (y-o-y) decrease in the production has been owing to a lower estimated per hectare yield of 5.42 t/ha (−1.8%) and a decrease in sowing areas to 1 251 thous. ha (−1.7%). This year’s production of basic cereals is estimated to be by 2.5% lower compared to the average harvest for the last ten years (the area −3.7%; the per hectare yield +1.2%).
The most frequent crop on fields in the Czech Republic is again winter wheat, which covers almost a third of the total area under crops (31.5%). Its estimated harvest of 4 445 thous. tonnes is by 271 thous. tonnes lower, y-o-y (−5.8%). The production decrease is mainly due to a decrease of the sowing area to 775 thous. hectares (−4.9%) and also a lower per hectare yield of 5.74 t/ha (−0.9%).
Spring barley (a cereal with the second largest sowing area, following the winter wheat) production is estimated to be 1 081 thous. tonnes, almost the same as in 2019 (+0.6%). The sowing area of spring barley increased by 2.6% to 217 thous. hectares. The per hectare yield of 4.97 t/ha is by 2.0% lower, year-on-year.
The winter barley production in 2020 is expected to be 625 thous. tonnes; it is by 3.0% less, y-o-y, due to a lower per hectare yield of 5.45 t/ha (−8.9%). The sowing area increased to 115 thous. hectares (+6.4%).
The rye production estimated to be 159 thous. tonnes has slightly increased (+1.0%) thanks to an increase in its sowing area to 31 thous. hectares (+1.0%). The per hectare yield of 5.06 t/ha is on the same level as in 2019.
More detailed information on estimated per hectare yields and production of selected crops in the Czech Republic as a whole and broken down by Region are given in the related publication: Harvest Estimates – Operative Report as at 10 June 2020. Information on the area and structure of sowing areas is released in the publication: Areas under Crops Survey – 2020.
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Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, Director of the Agricultural and Forestry, Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department,
Contact person: Renata Vodičková, Head of the Agricultural and Forestry Statistics Unit, phone number (+420) 703 824 173, e-mail: renata.vodickova@czso.cz
Data source: statistical survey of Harvest Estimates of Crops (Zem V6) and questionnaire on Areas under Crops (Osev 3-01)
End of data collection: 11 June 2020
End of data processing: 1 July 2020
Related publications: Harvest Estimates – Operative Report as at 10 June 2020
https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/odhady-sklizne-operativni-zprava-k-10-6-2020
Areas under Crops Survey – 2020
https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/soupis-ploch-osevu-k-31-5-2020
Update procedure: Harvest estimates – July 2020; to be published on 13 August 2020
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Published: 03.07.2020
The data are valid as of the release date of the publication.
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