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Fewer potatoes in Poland; and we were a European-scale powerhouse

Published Dec 30, 2024

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Poland, once a leading European potato producer, has seen a significant decrease in potato cultivation, with the area under potato cultivation at its lowest in years. The reduction in potato acreage in Poland is part of a larger trend across Europe. Before World War II, Poland grew over 3 million hectares of potatoes, a figure that has since decreased. The most significant reductions in potato production occurred during the 1990s and the early 21st century, with the area under potato cultivation falling to around 200 thousand hectares today, which is not even in the top 10 crops in the country. Factors contributing to the decline include the crop's difficulty in professional cultivation and its price instability.
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Original content

Current production is a shadow of the potato's former glory Years ago, Poland was a leader in potato production. At the moment, the scale of production is only a shadow of what it used to be. Of course, many factors influenced the reduction in potato acreage. In the post-war years, potatoes were the basis of nutrition. They were grown by practically all farms, including the smallest ones, which hardly produced anything for the market. However, it should be noted here that the scale of potato cultivation is smaller than before, not only in Poland. The reduction in acreage concerns practically all of Europe. However, in Poland, the decrease in potato area was the greatest. For many years, our country was the largest potato producer in Europe after the USSR. Currently, although Polish potato production is strong by European standards, it is smaller than in Germany or France. There were more potatoes in Poland than wheat Statistical data indicate that even before World War II, over 3 ...
Source: Farmer.pl
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