Horticultural Statistics 2015

In 2015, the total number of horticultural enterprises was 3,613, an increase of 70 enterprises (+2%) compared to the year before. The change in the statistics method is reflected in the number of enterprises as a slight increase.
Outdoor cultivation area was 16,628 hectares (+4%) and greenhouse area 392 hectares (+1%).
In terms of cultivation area, the most important outdoor vegetables were pea (3,060 ha), carrot (1,652 ha) and onion (1,150 ha).
The total harvest of outdoor vegetables amounted to 166 million kilos, of which 64 million kilos were carrots.
A record harvest of 17 million kilos of berries was produced in an area of 5,834 hectares. Strawberries accounted for 14 million kilos and 3,384 hectares.
The amount of greenhouse vegetables produced was 83 million kilos, of which 38 million kilos were tomatoes and 40 million kilos were cucumbers.
Special tomatoes accounted for 3.8 million kilos or 10% of the total production of tomatoes.
The production of potted vegetables increased to a new record, 112 million pots. The growth of potted lettuce production turned down to 82 million pots, while the share of other potted vegetables grew to 13 million pots.
The cultivation area of ornamental plants in greenhouses totalled 123 hectares.