| Seeded area | Change 1997 | ||
| 1996 | 1997 | over 1996 | |
| ( . . . . . thousand hectares . . . . . ) | (. percentage .) | ||
| Wheat | 12 949 | 11668 | -9.8 |
| Oats | 2 058 | 1946 | -4.0 |
| Barley | 5 322 | 5133 | -3.6 |
| Rye | 194 | 139 | -28.4 |
| Maize | 1 081 | 1124 | 4.0 |
| Linseed | 603 | 923 | 53.1 |
| Rapeseed | 3 582 | 4711 | 31.5 |