EU: Brussels optimistic calculations harvest oil

For sunflower 4.29 million hectares are expected compared to 4.18 in 2014. In Spain some 825,000 tonnes are expected, being the fifth highest production in the EU. And for soybeans surfaces expected 540,000 hectares compared to 570,000 in 2014. Stable production sunflower 8.95 million tons in the EU.

Oilseed acreage in the EU this year is expected to remain stable and come to 11.54 million hectares, according to data provided by DG-AGRI. In general, a decline of 1.3% is expected in rapeseed surfaces you have 6.63 million compared to 6.72 in 2014.

As for the estimates of production, a fall of 8.5% is expected by DG-AGRI, reaching 32.32 compared to 35.32 million tons in 2014. Important fall (10.6%) in rapeseed production, 21.72 million tons against 24.29 expected in 2014. Stable production to 8.95 million tons sunflower. Significant reduction (18.2%) in the production of soybean, 1.51 million tonnes versus 1.85 expected in 2014.

COPA-COGECA agrees with the DG-AGRI in reducing production of 8.5% for oil in the EU28, although its production estimate is somewhat lower than that of the DG-AGRI (31.66 Mt compared to 34.59 million tons in 2014). The surfaces have also declined, but less 1.6%. COPA-COGECA provides less surface DG-AGRI.
Over 11.47 million hectares are estimated 11.66 compared to 2014. Most of the organizations COPA-COGECA lower production justify the suspension of neonicotinoids and secondly, by meteorological factors, as stated in the report by ASAJA Cadiz, whose vice president Pedro Gallardo attended the meeting of the GT and CC 8- 9de oil held last July.

Source: Agrodigital