Northwest Europe NEPG now assumes expansion of the potato area in 2022
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Published Jun 30, 2022
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Posted: 29/06/2022 Save as favorite The total potato area in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium appears to have expanded by 2.0% compared to 2021 to 507,300 hectares. The organization of potato growers in Northwest Europe NEPG emphasizes that this is a first global estimate. Compared to the 5-year average, there would be an expansion of the acreage by 0.9%.
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Posted: 29/06/2022 Save as favorite Compared to 2021, the total potato area in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium appears to have expanded by 2.0% to 507,300 hectares. The organization of potato growers in Northwest Europe NEPG emphasizes that this is a first global estimate. Compared to the 5-year average, there would be an expansion of the acreage by 0.9%. In early spring it was estimated that the area for the cultivation of ware potatoes would decrease in 2022, due to the increase in production costs. In Germany, France and the Netherlands, some growers have switched from starch potatoes and table potatoes to the cultivation of potatoes for the French fries processing industry. In the somewhat longer term it is still difficult to estimate what the new Common Agricultural Policy will mean for the development of the acreage and production. High ...
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