Crop yields of all summer cereals as well as rapeseed exceeded the five-year averages, the minister said.

Autumn wheat yielded 5.55 tonnes/hectare and autumn barley had an average yield of 5.7 tonnes/hectare.

The amount of crops necessary for domestic supply will be harvested in the 2025-2026 season, and around a million tonnes will be available for exports, the minister said.

The sowing area of autumn wheat is up 5.9% this year from a year earlier, he added.