Utilised Agricultural Area 2015, preliminary data

Arable areas in 2015 based on the situation on 26 May 2015. The next adjustment to the preliminary information will be made based on more extensive data on 2 July.

In 2015, the most significant changes in the use of the arable area in Finland (2.3 million hectares) will be that the grain cultivation area will decrease by 40,000 hectares, the turnip rape and rape area will increase by 15,000 hectares and the fallow area will increase by 11,000 hectares.

•  the cultivated area of cereals, 1,153,000 hectares, remains half of the entire area, but will decrease by 40,000 hectares
• the area under oats, 308,000 hectares, is the second lowest since statistics have been compiled
•  the area under peas (13,000 ha) and area under broad beans (15,000 ha) will double
•  the area under turnip rape and oilseed rape (58,000 ha) will increase by a third

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