Bosnia and Herzegovina: Grain Situation Update

Spring planting in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which usually takes place in April, is expected to be less costly this year as diesel and fertilizer prices decreased slightly since last year. Corn in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 is expected to be planted on 202,000 hectares (HA) with anticipated production of 900,000 metric tons (MT). Winter wheat for MY 2023/2024 was planted on 62,000 HA with an expected production of 279,000 MT. Wheat area increased by 21 percent compared to MY 2022/2023, when 280,753 MT of wheat was harvested on 51,046 HA. Farmers decided to plant more wheat because the crop is harvested in July and less exposed to prolonged summer drought. Although BiH moderately increased grain production over the last ten years due to adverse weather conditions and increased input prices, the country remained a net grain importer.