Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) reports larger EU legume harvest

Published 2020년 10월 7일

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In 2020, the European Union (EU-27) experienced a 7% increase in legume production, reaching a total of 6.5 million tons. This slight improvement falls short of the 2017 record of 7 million tons. The growth is primarily attributed to the cultivation of two key legumes, broad beans and sweet lupins. Broad beans saw a 16% increase, amounting to 1.2 million tons, and sweet lupins increased by 12%, harvesting 235,000 tons. Soybeans, the most cultivated legume, experienced a 3% increase, yielding around 2.8 million tons. The rise in production is largely due to an expansion in cultivation areas and improved yields.

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The production of legumes in the EU-27 increased significantly in 2020. According to the EU Commission, a total of 6.5 million t were harvested, 7% more than in the previous year. However, this result does not come close to the record of 7 million t in 2017, informs UFOP. Of the legumes listed here, broad beans in particular were threshed more extensively than in the previous year. Around 1.2 million tons were harvested in 2020, 16% more than in 2019 and even 22% more than in the weak year 2018, when the harvest collapsed. According to the Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (mbH), this increase is due to the expansion of the area and the increase in yield. Sweet lupins also benefited from more extensive cultivation and higher yields in 2020. With around 235,000 t, 12% more was harvested than in 2019. EU legumes harvest (Image source: UFOP) The most important legume in the EU-27 is the soybean with a share of around 43% in the production of grain legumes. In 2020 the producers ...

Source: Top Agrar Online