High yield levels for cereal crops

The three most common cereal crops grown in Sweden are winter wheat, spring barley and oats. This year's cereal harvest is to 56 percent made up of winter wheat, and the yield per hectare of winter wheat at 7.5 tonnes per hectare is among the highest ever recorded, which has contributed to the large cereal harvest. This year's yield per hectare of spring barley is the largest ever recorded at 5.5 tonnes and the yield per hectare of oats at 4.7 tonnes, which is among the highest ever recorded.

Second largest harvest of rape- and turnip seeds to date

The total harvest of rape- and turnip seeds is estimated at 405 000 tonnes, which is the second highest recorded, after the record year 2022. The harvest is also 19 percent higher than the five-year average. The yield per hectare of winter rapeseed, which is the dominant crop, was also 19 percent higher than the five-year average and is the second highest recorded.

Total harvest of peas is 24 percent higher than the five-year average

The total harvest of peas is estimated at 85 000 tonnes, which is 15 percent more than last year's harvest and 24 percent more than the five-year average. The total harvest of field beans is estimated at 56 000 tonnes, which is 9 percent more than last year and in line with the five-year average. The yield levels of peas and field beans were 26 and 30 percent higher than the five-year averages respectively.

Record-breaking autumn sowing and early spring activities laid the foundation

The weather in the autumn of 2024 was favourable for the establishment of autumn-sown crops and the total area of ​​winter wheat threshed in 2025 is the highest ever, 470 000 hectares. A spring with less rain and snow meant that spring activities began early, and the dry weather persisted throughout most of the spring. Despite a low-precipitation spring, the cool weather combined with subsequent precipitation in late spring and early summer contributed to increased yield levels for both autumn-sown and spring-sown crops.

– Now that a lot of harvest data has been received during the autumn, it is clear that the harvest has not only been good but one of the largest we have ever seen, says Robert Almqvist, agronomist at SCB.

Statistical databases

The Swedish Board of Agriculture’s statistical database (www.jordbruksverket.se) contains preliminary harvest statistics. Time series with the final harvest statistics are available in Statistics Sweden’s Statistical Database (www.scb.se) and the Swedish Board of Agriculture’s statistical database. Time series on harvest statistics are available from 1913 onwards for some of the crops.

A more detailed report on this survey and the results for individual crops have been published in the Statistical Report Production of cereals, dried pulses and oilseeds in 2025, national preliminary statistics, JO0601, available on the Swedish Board of Agriculture’s website:

The Swedish Board of Agriculture (Swedish)

These preliminary statistics are based on data from a subsample of 1 110 farms. More accurate results based on the entire sample of 4 441 farms will be presented on 12 December. The results will then also be published by county and by the eight production areas of agriculture.

Information on autumn-sown areas in 2025 will be published on 28 November.