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This report provides forecasts for 2005 concerning the yields per hectare and total production of cereals and oilseed crops. The results are presented for all of Sweden.

Yield

According to the forecast the yields per hectare of cereals are expected to be between 6 % lower and 8 % higher than the yields for 2004. Compared to the average yields for the last five years the yield per hectare for the majority of cereals is expected to be up to 8 % higher.

For oilseed crops the forecasts of the yields per hectare are lower than the yield per hectare last year. Compared with the average yield for the last five years the yields are expected to be lower.

Total production

The forecast of the total production of cereals is 5,1 million tons for 2005, which is lower than both for 2004 and the average for the years 2000-2004. The main reason for this lower production is that the crop areas are less than before. The only products that do not has lower procuction than last year are spring wheat and spring barley.

The total production of oilseeds is expected to be almost 18 % lower than 2004 due to less yield. Compared to the average production for the last five years the production for 2005 is expected to be 26 % higher. During the last two years there has been a significantly increase in areas with oilseeds.

 

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Areal	Area
Blandsäd	Mixed grain
Genomsnitt	Average
Gröda	Crop
Havre	Oats
Hektarskörd	Yield per hectar
Höstkorn	Winter barley
Höstraps	Winter rape
Höstrybs	Winter turnip rape
Höstråg	Winter rye
Höstvete	Winter wheat
Normskörd	Standard yield
Oljeväxter	Oilseed crops
Prognos	Forecast
Rågvete	Triticale
Spannmål	Cereals
Total skörd	Total production
Vårraps	Spring rape
Vårrybs	Spring turnip rape
Vårvete	Spring Wheat