Horticultural Statistics 2019

• In 2019, the total number of horticultural enterprises was 3,348
• Outdoor cultivation area was 19,600 hectares and greenhouse area 394 hectares.
• In terms of cultivation area, the most important outdoor vegetables were garden pea (4,950 ha), carrot (1,830 ha) and onion (1,230 ha).
• The total harvest of outdoor vegetables amounted to 189 million kilos, of which 77 million kilos were carrots.
• A harvest of berries was 21 million kilos. Strawberries accounted for almost 18 million kilos.
• Apple production record was 8 million kilos
• The amount of greenhouse vegetables produced was 100 million kilos, of which 48 million kilos were cucumber and 40 million kilos were tomatoes.
• The cultivation area of ornamental plants in greenhouses totalled 117 hectares.

Volumes of outdoor vegetables total and redbeet year 2019 have been revised 29 May 2020.