# Agriculture expects alfalfa area to stabilise in 2026/27

> Spain's agriculture ministry reported about 15 million tonnes of green forage output in 2025/26, 3% above the five-year average, with dehydrated forage down 12%. For 2026/27 it projects 525,000 hectares of forage crops, up 1%, with alfalfa flat at 211,679 hectares and vetch up 4.7%.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T06:08:51.577Z
- Category: report · region Spain · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94972-agriculture-expects-alfalfa-area-to-stabilise-in-2026-27
- Commodities: [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stable alfalfa area and a recovering dehydrated alfalfa price point to firmer EU forage feed costs, while higher vetch and forage maize area may ease some roughage supply pressure.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- ALFALFA: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- segre.com: https://www.segre.com/es/economia/261112/agricultura-preve-la-estabilizacion-de-la-superficie-de-alfalfa-en-202627_1395235.html

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