Cereals purchased, used and stockpiled, Q4 2024 and year 2024

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By 2024, almost 1.8 billion kilograms of cereals will have moved from farms to the market, of which the organic share will be just under 4%. In addition to cereals, the domestic industry bought oil and protein crops directly from farms, including 41 million kilograms of rape and turnip rape, 44 million kilograms of peas and 5 million kilograms of broad beans.

At the end of 2024, stocks of cereals were around 20% lower than a year earlier, while stocks of organic crops were 25% lower. Rye stocks fell most, by almost 50%.

From farms to market during 2024

• bread wheat 232 million kg
• feed wheat 229 million kg
• rye 41 million kg
• feed barley 384 million kg
• malting barley 93 million kg
• food oats 518 million kg
• feed oats 285 million kg
• rape and colza 41 million kg
• peas 44 million kg
• broad beans 5 million kg

Ended up in industrial use in 2024

• wheat 453 million kg
• rye 74 million kg
• barley 433 million kg
• peas 33 million kg
• maize 39 million kg

Industrial and commercial stocks of cereals and protein crops at the end of 2024

• cereals just over 421 million kg
• wheat 118 million kg
• rye 38 million kg
• barley 72 million kg 
• oats 193 million kg
• peas 11 million kg
• broad beans 3 million kg
• maize 13 million kg