Cereal and oilseed rape harvest - first estimates: 2020

Initial estimates of area, yield and production for winter and spring barley, wheat, oats and oilseed rape, for the 2020 harvest.

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9. Annex A: Area, Yield and Production – 2011 to 2020

  Total Cereals(1) Spring Barley Winter Barley
Year Area  Yield  Production  Area  Yield  Production  Area  Yield  Production 
  (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes) (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes) (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes)
2011 446,181 6.60 2,948,871 262,948 5.83 1,532,979 45,477 7.34 333,623
2012 456,902 5.48 2,507,016 289,222 5.00 1,446,950 42,816 6.46 276,511
2013 458,219 6.19 2,836,836 296,444 5.78 1,713,548 42,694 6.57 280,511
2014 462,123 6.97 3,221,284 274,377 6.07 1,664,905 52,507 7.82 410,765
2015 443,564 6.99 3,100,624 255,878 5.94 1,520,756 51,808 7.84 406,169
2016 428,348 6.43 2,752,412 238,899 5.43 1,296,481 48,031 6.84 328,766
2017 433,460 6.60 2,859,045 243,838 5.88 1,432,815 47,509 7.41 352,108
2018 419,897 5.98 2,512,412 250,476 5.54 1,387,503 37,542 7.14 268,124
2019 430,292 7.13 3,068,559 242,090 6.38 1,543,825 48,802 8.17 398,748
2020 430,343 7.26 3,124,253 259,316 6.85 1,775,714 43,153 7.35 316,993
Wheat Oats Oilseed Rape
Year Area  Yield  Production  Area  Yield  Production  Area  Yield  Production 
  (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes) (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes) (Hectare) (t/ha) (Tonnes)
2011 115,412 8.29 956,985 21,715 5.61 121,826 38,388 3.90 149,627
2012 100,637 6.69 673,288 23,672 4.57 108,249 36,611 2.91 106,420
2013 86,840 7.52 652,933 31,728 5.89 187,021 33,653 3.32 111,652
2014 109,023 9.07 989,347 25,050 6.10 152,924 37,073 3.98 147,570
2015 109,562 9.30 1,019,182 25,615 5.92 151,569 35,797 4.15 148,491
2016 109,594 8.45 925,992 31,210 6.44 200,936 30,731 3.31 101,862
2017 109,489 8.12 889,308 32,625 5.66 184,813 34,187 4.21 144,038
2018 99,778 6.82 680,955 32,101 5.48 175,829 32,736 3.86 126,330
2019 107,480 8.72 936,865 31,920 5.92 189,121 31,808 3.90 124,148
2020 93,752 8.60 806,622 34,123 6.59 224,925 30,885 3.99 123,315

(1) Includes Triticale up to and including 2016.

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