Climatic conditions in 2024 were very unfavourable for agricultural production, especially crop production. Heavy rainfall in the winter of 2023-2024 resulted in a sharp decline in cultivated areas, and following this, the lack of sunshine and excess humidity during spring 2024 led to a collapse in yields, especially cereals (wheat, barley). Wine production was also down in 2024. Thus, production in the agricultural branch as a whole is expected to fall by 3.6% in 2024. In 2025, assuming a return to normal for crop cultivation, it should increase by 2.5%.

The value added of the agricultural branch looks set to fall back more sharply than production in 2024, due to less volatile intermediate consumptions, it should then also rebound more strongly in 2025. All in all, the agricultural branch is expected to take about 0.2 points off gross domestic product growth in 2024, and make a positive contribution of 0.1 points in 2025...