Latvia Agriculture 2025: Higher Yields, Lower Grain Prices

Latvia’s 2025 harvest delivered 3.2 million tonnes of grain, up 1.4% year-on-year, according to provisional data from Centrālā statistikas pārvalde.

Average grain yield rose by 7.1% to 42.2 centners per hectare despite heavy rains and late sowing.

Winter crops drove the result. Winter wheat now accounts for 75.2% of total grain output, with production up 10.5% to 2.4 million tonnes.

But market conditions moved in the opposite direction.

📊 Data Card — Grain 2025

• Total harvest: 3,196.8 thousand t (+1.4%)

• Average yield: 42.2 cnt/ha (+7.1%)

• Grain purchased: 2,800.6 thousand t (–5.6%)

• Average purchase price: €166.77/t (–14%)

• Food-quality wheat share: 43.9% (2024: 68.8%)

Lower quality after prolonged autumn rains reduced the share of food-grade wheat, while purchase prices dropped sharply.

Rapeseed Surges

Rapeseed was the strongest performer:

• Output +48.2%

• Sown area +18.4%

• Yield +25.1%

This indicates structural adjustment toward higher-margin crops.

Vegetables and Potatoes Decline

Open-field vegetable output fell 29.9%, with yields at their lowest level since 2000. Potato production dropped 11.1%.

Dairy: A Different Story

Milk production for sale increased 9.6%.

Raw milk purchase price rose 17.4% to €477.03/t — highest monthly level reached in February.

Context:

The 2025 season shows a dual trend in Latvia’s agriculture — crop yields improved through structural shift toward winter crops, but grain revenues were pressured by falling prices and quality issues. Meanwhile, dairy benefited from stronger price dynamics.

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