NRW farmers harvested 6.2 percent fewer potatoes in 2022 despite larger acreage in Germany

12/27/2022 | 13:28:00 | ID: 35015 | Department: Agriculture | plant Dýsseldorf (agrar-PR) - The dry and hot weather conditions during the summer months were decisive for the lower harvest result. At this year's potato harvest, North Rhine-Westphalian farmers harvested 1.80 million tons, a 6.2 percent lower harvest than in 2021. This was the third highest result in the last eleven years after 2021 (1.92 million tons) and 2019 (1.89 million tons). As reported by Information and Technology as the State Statistical Office based on the final results of the "Special Harvest and Quality Assessment", the area yield of 46.3 tons per hectare was 10.4 percent lower than a year earlier. At 38,900 hectares, the area under cultivation for potatoes was 4.6 percent larger than in 2021. The dry and hot weather conditions during the summer months were the main reason for the lower harvest result. However, this year's potato harvest exceeds the average harvest for the years 2016 to 2021 by 9.1 ...