EU: The Dutch potato harvest is at the five-year average

Published Jan 25, 2023

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France has seen a significant increase in potato yields, with a 11% rise from last year and a 4% increase compared to the five-year average, reaching 42 tons per hectare. Other EU countries like Denmark, Germany, and Belgium also report above-average yields. On the other hand, the Czech Republic and Poland experience a decrease in yields, with the Czech Republic's yield being 13% lower than last year and Poland's 11% lower, both falling below the five-year average. The average potato yield in the EU stands at 35.1 tonnes per hectare, marking a 3% increase from the five-year average but a 1% decrease from the previous growing season.

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This is evident from the Mars bulletin for the month of September from the JRC meteorological institute. In the European Union (EU), France has the highest potato yields this year with 42 tons per hectare. For the French, this is a plus of no less than 11 percent compared to last year and it is 4 percent more than the five-year average. Above-average hectare yields are also achieved in Denmark (41.4 tonnes per hectare), Germany (41 tonnes per hectare) and Belgium (40 tonnes per hectare). According to JRC, the good growing conditions in August and September in particular have corrected the development gaps caused by a late spring in these EU member states. Potato yields in the Czech Republic (26 tons per hectare) and Poland (27.5 tons per hectare) are ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst