Preliminary estimate of the main agricultural and horticultural crops in 2024



31.07.2024
The results of the preliminary production estimate for the main agricultural and horticultural crops in 2024 are as follows:
- production of basic cereals with cereal mixtures is provisionally estimated at 25.6 million tonnes, i.e. about 4% less than last year's harvest;
- rape and turnip rape production is estimated at about 3.4 million tons, i.e. about 9% less than last year's harvest;
- the production of field vegetables is estimated at approximately 3.8 million tonnes, which is 2% higher than in the previous year;
- it is estimated that the harvest of fruit from trees will be about 17% lower than last year and will amount approximately 3.6 million tonnes;
- fruit production from fruit bushes and berry plantations is estimated at 501 thousand tonnes, which is more than 11% less than the harvest in 2023.
The unfavourable impact on the development of crop production in the current year was mainly due to:
- frosts recorded in the second half of April (in places below 9°C) causing damage to some agricultural crops, as well as blossoming of fruit trees and bushes and berry plantations;
- rainfall deficit in the second half of April and May, causing excessive soil dryness in some areas and limiting the production capacity of many crops, including cereals;
- locally occurring extreme climatic phenomena in June and July, i.e. thunderstorms, hailstorms and storms accompanied by strong winds.
On the other hand, the following had a favourable impact:
- the sowing of cereals and rape at optimal agrotechnical dates;
- good growth and bushiness of winter crops in autumn 2023;
- good overwintering of crops (only 0.1% of the sown area of winter cereals was ploughed).