Portugal's cereal farmland shrinks 77% in two decades
Land dedicated to cereal crops such as wheat, barley and oats in Portugal fell by around 77% between 2004 and 2025, dropping to roughly 77,000 hectares, according to an Expresso report. The country now produces only 17% to 19% of the cereals it consumes, and just 6% of its wheat, relying on imports for the rest. Experts warn that if ports or key shipping routes were blocked, existing wheat reserves would cover only two to three weeks of supply. The government's +CEREAIS 2025-2030 strategy aims to reverse the decline and reduce external dependence.