Estimated Area Sown With Winter Crops

Compiler: Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Tike
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Description

The statistics contain an estimate of the area sown with winter wheat and rye. Estimated cultivation areas have been calculated using data collected during the autumn sowing season of that year.

Content

The statistics contain an estimate of the area sown with winter wheat and rye. Since 2003, the statistics have also included information on the direct seeding percentage of the total area sown.

Categories

Data is available for the whole of Finland and also regionally by Employment and Economic Development Centre.

Data collection and sources

Data is collected in conjunction with the harvest survey in October.

Update frequency

The statistics are drawn up annually.

Preparation and publication schedule

An advance estimate is published in December for the whole of Finland and also by Employment and Economic Development Centre. The final cultivation areas for winter crops are published in the Cultivated Arable Land statistics, which are available in November/December of the following year.

Time series

Data is available from the 1970s onwards.

Keywords

cereals, winter cereals, plants, sown area

Contact details

Name: Juntti Lauri
Telephone: +358 295 313 139

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