New Article Title: Winter Rapeseed Harvest 2024: Yield Estimates by Department
The winter rapeseed production forecast is 4.2 Mt, a decrease of 1.2% compared to 2023 and an increase of 11.5% compared to the average from 2019 to 2023. These changes are mainly due to the changes in the areas, which are slightly down compared to last year (-1.0%) but significantly up compared to the average from 2019 to 2023 (+15.3%). The yield, estimated at 31.6 q/ha, would be slightly lower than that of 2023 (-0.2%), but decreases more noticeably compared to the average from 2019 to 2023 (-3.3%), as detailed by Agreste in its June crop outlook note.
Agreste highlights a heterogeneity in yield potential among the main rapeseed production regions. “It would increase compared to 2023 in Grand Est (+3.6%) and Hauts-de-France (+5.3%), while it would decrease in Normandy (-0.3%) and Centre-Val de Loire (-3.1%).”
Estimates by department
The following maps are interactive, click on the desired department(s) to discover more information. This first map presents the yield estimates for winter rapeseed for the 2024 harvest, as well as the evolution compared to 2023 and the average from 2019 to 2023. Find, on this second map, the estimates of areas for winter rapeseed for the 2024 harvest, compared to 2023 and the average from 2019 to 2023: