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Austria: Significantly more onions and white cabbage harvested, historically low spinach harvest

Vegetables
Austria
Published Dec 8, 2022

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According to the Austrian Statistical Office, 674,300 tons of vegetables were harvested in Austria in 2022. This means that the harvest has remained about the same as in the previous year (+/-0% compared to 2021) and is considerably higher than the five-year average (+9%). The area has remained almost the same. Clearly more onions and white cabbage harvested, historically low spinach harvest In 2022, 365,200 tons of legumes, carrots and onions were harvested (+2% compared to 2021).

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That is clearly more than the five-year average (+14%). With a harvest of 174,800 tons (+4% compared to 2021; +18% compared to the five-year average), onions made up more than a quarter of the total vegetable crop. Carrot cultivation remained largely stable at 118,400 tonnes (+1% compared to 2021). The harvest of green peas amounted to 9,600 tons (-2% compared to 2021). The harvest per hectare had increased, but the total area had decreased. The harvest of white cabbage, leafy and stem vegetables was slightly above average at 141,700 tonnes (-4% compared to 2021) (+3% compared to the five-year average). Lettuce production, which accounts for more than a third of this product group, amounted to 48,700 tonnes (-5% compared to 2021; +4% compared to the five-year average). White cabbage reached a harvest of 45,800 tons on an increased area (+11% compared to 2021). Spinach cultivation, on the other hand, fell to an all-time low of 8,500 tons (-28% compared to 2021; -33% compared to the ...
Source: AGF
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