Vegetable production in Poland

Published 2021년 9월 7일

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Poland is the EU's leading producer of several vegetables, including cabbage and beetroot, and is also one of the top producers of potatoes, carrots, cauliflowers, tomatoes, and onions. The country's vegetable industry is diverse and competitive, with a significant portion of production being for export earnings. Between 2015 and 2020, Poland's vegetable production varied from 3.8 to 4.6 million tonnes of field vegetables and 1.0 to 1.2 million tonnes of vegetables grown under cover. The main vegetables grown under cover are tomatoes and cucumbers, with onions being the most cultivated vegetable overall. Export data shows a notable increase in both volume and value from 2004 to 2020, with the primary export markets being EU countries and non-EU countries like Ukraine and Belarus.

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The share of vegetables in the value of the commodity agricultural production is about 11%. The Polish vegetable industry is characterized by diversity, modernity, progressive specialization of farms and competitiveness in the international market. Poland is the largest EU producer of cabbage and beetroot. We are ranked second in the production of cucumbers (after Spain) and potatoes (after Germany) and third in the production of carrots (after Germany and the United Kingdom) and cauliflowers (after Spain and Italy). Our country is also the fourth producer of tomatoes and the fifth producer of onions in the EU market. Definitely, the cultivation of field vegetables is most common in Poland. In the years 2015–2020, the production of field vegetables in Poland ranged from 3.8 to 4.6 million tonnes. The largest share in the national harvest was that of cabbage, car-rots and onions. The lower share was that of: beetroot, tomatoes, cucumbers and cauliflowers. In view of the temperature ...

Source: Agroberichtenbuitenland