Estimated area sown to winter crops 2024

Winter sowings 2024 in Finland compared to previous years cultivated area:

• The estimated area sown with winter rye was 23,700 hectares (+39%).
• The estimated area sown with winter wheat was 71,700 hectares (+28%). 
• The area sown with winter triticale was 9,200 hectares.
• The area sown with winter barley was 1,500 hectares.
• The area sown with winter rape and-turnip rape was 6,700 hectares.
• The area sown with organic winter rye was 3,600 hectares and organic winter wheat 2,800 hectares.
• Direct seeding was used for 13% of winter wheat, representing 9,500 hectares of the total area sown with winter wheat.
• Direct seeding was used for 8% of winter rye, representing 2,000 hectares of the total area sown with winter rye.

The estimated area sown to winter crops was asked from farms during Luke's crop production survey, covering 5,500 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.