World Food Day on October 16, supply by farmers in Saxony, Germany

Published 2021년 10월 15일

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Despite dry conditions for three consecutive years, farmers in Saxony managed to harvest 2.6 million tons of grain, 913,700 tons of sugar beets, 212,000 tons of potatoes, and 363,300 tons of winter rape. The fruit harvest was the lowest since 1994, with 55,400 tons of fruit, primarily apples. Vegetable harvest included 43,700 tons, led by onions, fresh peas, and carrots. Winemakers in Saxony had a below-averaged result with 21,200 hectoliters of wine must. Farmers produced nearly 914 million eggs from farms with 3,000 or more laying hen places. The total meat production, excluding poultry, was 20,800 tons, and fish farmers contributed 2,100 tons. This report is released on World Food Day, which highlights the challenges of providing food for the population in many parts of the world.

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10/15/2021 | 11:08:00 | ID: 31225 | Department: Agriculture | agricultural economics Kamenz (agrar-PR) - 2020 was the third year in a row with little rainfall. Nevertheless, the farmers harvested a good 2.6 million tons of grain including grain maize, which corresponds to an average hectare yield of 70.2 quintals (Germany: 71.3 quintals per hectare). In addition, almost 913,700 tons of sugar beets and 212,000 tons of potatoes, as well as 363,300 tons Winter rape brought in. The fruit growers also harvested 55,400 tons of fruit. These included 47,800 tons of apples, 2,600 tons of cherries and 2,900 tons of soft fruit including strawberries. However, this was the lowest amount of tree and soft fruit harvested since 1994. The vegetable growers harvested 43,700 tons of vegetables. The most important vegetables in 2020 were onions (13,900 tons), fresh peas (10,400 tons) and carrots and carrots (3,100 tons). In addition, almost 1,300 tons of edible mushrooms were produced. The ...

Source: Agrar