NEPG estimates Belgian potato harvest smaller than 2023

Published 2024년 12월 3일

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The article reports on the potato harvest in North-Western Europe, focusing on Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Due to a late start to the season, Belgium experienced a 7% decrease in potato yields, totaling 42.8 tonnes per hectare. In spite of this setback, the EU-4 region saw a 6.6% increase in potato production compared to the previous year, largely due to higher production in France. While the total harvest size increased, the yield per hectare across the region slightly decreased by 1.4%. The Dutch harvest came in at 3.38 million tonnes, marginally above last year's figure but below the five-year average. The cost of cultivation in the Netherlands has risen by at least 1,000 euros per hectare due to increased expenses on phytophthora control and storage.

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The late start of the season results in lower yields of 42.8 tonnes of potatoes per hectare (-7 percent). The Belgian area is 4.6 percent larger this year than last year. Despite the smaller harvest in Belgium, the total production in the EU-4 (the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France) is 6.6 percent higher than last year at 24.6 million tonnes of potatoes. This is mainly due to the larger production in France (+12.6 percent), but the Germans (+8.9 percent) are also harvesting considerably more potatoes. The larger area (+6.9 percent) has increased potato production in the four North-Western European potato countries. The yields (-1.4 percent) are slightly lower, because fewer potatoes come from a hectare in the Netherlands and Belgium. Excluding seed potatoes and starch The NEPG estimate is based on potatoes excluding seed potatoes and starch potatoes. The Dutch harvest is estimated at 3.38 million tonnes. That is 0.5 percent more than last year, but less than the five-year ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst