European cereal production: combine harvester working in a wheat field

European cereal output loses momentum while oilseeds advance

European cereal production is expected to lose ground in 2026 after the recovery recorded last year. Protein crops also offer a favourable outlook, although Copa-Cogeca warns that weather conditions could still alter the final harvest figures.

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Spain’s almond sector moderates its historic forecasts after an unusually prolonged bloom

With the flowering stage now completed across Spain, the almond crop enters its final phase showing a more moderate outlook than initially expected. Despite the historic production forecast released at the beginning of the 2025/26 season, the combination of a prolonged bloom, irregular weather and localized frost damage suggests that final yields will be closer to last year’s levels than to the record scenario first projected.