Tridge summary
The European Union harvested a total of 55.3 million tonnes of potatoes last year, with Germany contributing the most with 21% of the harvest. However, the area sown with potatoes in Germany has halved in the last 20 years, leading to a 25% decrease in production. Other significant contributors include Poland, France, and the Netherlands, while Hungary's production is in the 0-5% range. Many countries produce more potatoes than Hungary, with Finland, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Lithuania producing the most in the EU.
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Last year, a total of 55.3 million tonnes of potatoes were harvested in the European Union. About one-fifth of this was produced in Germany, followed by Poland, France and the Netherlands. Hungary is one of the average countries in Europe, and we are in the 0-5 percent category of EU potato production, together with the neighboring EU member states. In Germany, by the way, the total area under potatoes has been declining for some time, despite the fact that they are far ahead of the EU. In the last 20 years, the area sown with potatoes in the country has almost halved. According to the data, the quantity harvested decreased by 25 percent during this period. In Poland and Romania in particular, the decline has been even greater, while in Belgium, France and Denmark, production has increased over the last decade. Post shared by Katapult International (@katapultmaps) Germany owns more than 21 percent of the European Union's potato harvest, according to infographics from the ...
Source: AgroForum
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