The most popular species cultivated in Poland is the common onion, which comes in many varieties. The harvest of onions amounted to 0.5–0.7 million tonnes, which gave Poland the position of the fifth producer in the EU (after the Netherlands, Spain, France and Germany), with the share of 9% in the EU production. In the years 2015–2020, the cultivation area of onions was at the level of 25–27 thousand ha. Occupy the first place in Poland in terms of the vegetable cultivation area. In 2020, the export value of vegetables increased more than three times, to EUR 301 million. A much larger increase has been recorded in the export revenues. in the first year of Poland’s membership in the EU. ![]() In 2020, 462 thousand tonnes of vegetables were exported outside Poland, 25% more than in 2004, i.e. An important factor stimulating the development of the domestic production of vegetables is a possibility of placing production surpluses on foreign markets. The much lower share in the domestic production of vegetables under cover was that of peppers and other vegetable species, like let tuce, radishes and aubergines. In the years 2015–2020, Poland produced 1.0–1.2 million tonnes of vegetables under cover and of the greatest importance was the cultivation of tomatoes (the share of 55–58% in the production) and cucumbers (25–27%). Greenhouses and plastic tunnels allow national consumers to access the full range of fresh vegetables for the majority of the year. For this reason, the production of vegetables under cover is becoming more and more popular. In view of the temperate climatic conditions dominant in Poland, the cultivation of field vegetables is seasonal. The lower share was that of: beetroot, tomatoes, cucumbers and cauliflowers. The largest share in the national harvest was that of cabbage, car -rots and onions. In the years 2015–2020, the production of field vegetables in Poland ranged from 3.8 to 4.6 million tonnes. Definitely, the cultivation of field vegetables is most common in Poland. Our country is also the fourth producer of tomatoes and the fifth producer of onions in the EU market. We are ranked second in the production of cucumbers (after Spain) and potatoes (after Germany) and third in the production of carrots (after Germany and the United Kingdom) and cauliflowers (after Spain and Italy). ![]() Poland is the largest EU producer of cabbage and beetroot. The Polish vegetable industry is characterized by diversity, modernity, progressive specialization of farms and competitiveness in the international market. The share of vegetables in the value of the commodity agricultural production is about 11%.
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