wheatintheeu28...production farmers france and germany produce 44% of the eu28 wheat 149milliontons...
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WHEAT IN TH E EU28THE EU28 is the largest wheat producer in the world
2.3 million farmscultivate wheat in theEU28 and 4.6 millionfarmers rely on wheatfor their income
PRODUCTION FARMERSFrance and Germanyproduce 44% of theEU28 wheat
4.6 million farmers149 million tons
24.4 million hectares
Since1975, the wheatarea in the EU hasremained almost stable
AREA CULTIVATEDSHARE OFCEREALS
Wheat
Barley
Maize
Triticale
RyeOthers
Wheat accounts for45% of the cerealsproduced in the EU28
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35% of European wheatis used as feed, 32% isused for domestichuman consumption,and 22% is exported
YIELD USESYields in Europe arealmost double theworld average
6.1 tons per hectare
Yield improvementsare steady since the1980s
VALUE
DATA YEAR: 2014
Eurostat database: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
Eurostat publication: Agriculture, forestry and fisherystatistics — 2015 editionhttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-statistical-books/-/KS-FK-15-101
EU balance sheets for cereals, oilseeds and ricehttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/cereals/balance-sheets/index_en.htm
€9 billion
In 2014, thecontribution of wheat(gross value added) tothe EU economy wasestimated to be over€9 billion
SOURCES
Updated: October 2016
presented by :
www.wheatgenome.org