In Poland, the area of pumpkins has increased 8 times in 8 years

According to Eurostat, from 2014 to 2022, the area of pumpkin cultivation in Poland increased from 1,100 to 8,900 hectares. The increase in planted area led to a sharp increase in the domestic pumpkin harvest, which increased from 48,000 tons in 2014 to approximately 400,000 tons in 2022. This is reported by the Ministry of Agricultural Policy of the Netherlands. The pumpkin harvest in the EU in 2022 exceeded 1 million tons, which is 3% more than in the previous year. In 2022, Poland grew almost 40% of the total pumpkin crop in the EU. Other notable EU pumpkin producers include France with 207,000 tonnes (20% of EU production), Spain with 128,000 tonnes (9%) and Portugal with 81,000 tonnes (8%). In 2022, the top five producers accounted for almost 90% of total production in the EU. The growth of pumpkin production in Poland is explained by the growth of consumer demand and the relatively low requirements for growing this crop. Pumpkins in ...