The potato harvest in Poland has decreased by 13 percent due to the shrinking areas

This year's potato harvest in Poland is valued at 6.2 million tons, or about 13% less than the one harvested in 2021, the Central Statistical Office of the country announced, cited by the AgroTimes electronic publication. However, the harvest is above the predicted 6.1 million tons in October. The main reason for the weaker harvest this year is the shrinking of the sown areas to just over 200,000 hectares. However, yields increased by about 2% compared to last year to 30.7 tons per hectare. "The cold weather in the spring with insufficient rainfall slowed the growth and development of the plants. The rains that fell in the second half of May improved the condition of the crops. The uneven weather conditions in the following months brought things to the point where the potential in Kratofi yields was not fully ...