Poland is the first carp producer in the EU

Significant EU producers of carp are also the Czech Republic and Hungary. In Poland, there are over 850 fish farms with a total area of ponds of about 70,000 hectares. ha located throughout the country. The volume of domestic carp production in recent years has ranged from 17 thousand tons. tons up to 21 thousand tons per year. Carp production and catch in 2021 accounted for over 30 percent. catching freshwater fish in Poland - informed the Deputy Director General of KOWR Marcin Wroński. How are carp bred? Carp is a fish bred in a three-year cycle. This means that for three years the fish grows to a commercial weight of 1.5 kg to 3 kg. In 2021, the average carp consumption in the country was 0.49 kg per capita, and the share of carp consumption in relation to all fish and seafood consumed in the country was over 3%. Although the general demand for fish in Poland is variable, taking into account the division into species, the amount of carp consumed over the years rather does not ...