2022 Edition 56 MONTHLY STATISTICAL BULLETIN 2021 Agricultural Statistics In the 2020/2021 crop year , Portugal registered new highs in crop production of: • Kiwi, at 55.5 thousand tonnes (+21.0%); • Almond, at 41.5 thousand tonnes (+31.1%, partly thanks to the entry into production of new intensive almond groves); • Cherry, with 23.9 thousand tonnes (159.0% more and the most productive campaign in the last 49 years); • Olive oil, with 2.29 million hectolitres (+114%more and a historical maximum, as a result of favourable weather conditions, combined with the increased importance of intensive irrigated olive groves and the fact that it was a harvest year). The following productions were also noteworthy: • Apple, at 368.2 thousand tonnes (28.7% more and the second most productive harvest in the last 35 years); • Wine, with 7.2 million hectolitres (14.7% more and a volume above the average of the last 5 years); • Spring/summer cereals, namely: » Maze, with 752,5 thousand tonnes (+10,3%); » Rice, with 175.9 thousand tonnes (+32.5%). Conversely, the production of autumn/winter cereals stood at 189.2 thousand tonnes (-17.4%), one of the lowest of the last 35 years, reflecting an almost generalized reduction in all species. Concerning the 2020/2021 agricultural year, the following should also be highlighted: • The burnt area recorded the second lowest value of the decade 2012-2021 (28.47 thousand hectares, as a result of 8,230 rural fires (15.0% fewer occurrences compared to 2020); • The deficit in the trade balance of agricultural and food products amounted to €3,845.9 million, worsening by €401.6 million compared to the previous year; The largest contribution in this regard came from cereals, which increased the deficit by €154.6 million; 1From the 1st of November to the 31st of October. International trade in agricultural and food products, 2020 and 2021 -4,000 -2,000 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2020 € 106 Import Export 2021 Trade balance
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