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In 2024, the area sown with potatoes in Poland reached almost 195 thousand hectares, yields – 30 tons per hectare, and the harvest – 5.85 million tons compared to 5.60 million tons in 2023, the electronic publication FreshPlaza reported. However, Polish industry associations report higher figures – about 6.35 million tons of harvest, harvested from 205 thousand hectares at a yield of 31 tons per hectare. The expansion of potato areas in Poland last year was due to its high prices in 2023, which made its ripening more attractive due to the low profitability of other crops. “However, problems such as high costs and limited access to quality seed, together with adverse weather conditions, affected the 2024 season, leading to a significant part of the crop being categorized as defective,” said Dr. Wojciech Nowacki of the Polish Potato Growers Association. Nowacki explained that the quality of the 2024 crop suffered from the heat and irregular rainfall, due to

Poland used to be a potato powerhouse. Today, fewer potatoes are produced in the EU as a whole than in Poland alone.

The area planted with sugar beet in Poland in 2025 could reach 255,000 ha, according to estimates by the National Association of Sugar Beet Producers. This figure represents a change in trend, after three years of continuous increases. In 2022, 221,000 ha were planted, in 2023, 265,000 ha, and in 2024, 280,000 ha. [Read more...]