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agriculture and food economy in poland

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AGRICULTURE<br />

to 2 400 farms) <strong>and</strong> field vegetables on more than 5 ha (from 1 700 to 4 500 farms).<br />

Dur<strong>in</strong>g accession negotiations the reference yield was established at 3.0 t/ha<br />

result<strong>in</strong>g from average cereals yields <strong>in</strong> Pol<strong>and</strong> with<strong>in</strong> the base period, i.e. 1994/95 –<br />

1998/99 (exclud<strong>in</strong>g two extreme years). The base area was enlarged by the area<br />

grown to maize for silage <strong>and</strong> specified at 9 454 000 ha.<br />

Starch production volume was agreed at 144 985 tonnes, sugar quota A at<br />

1 580 000 t <strong>and</strong> sugar quota B at 91 900 t. The tobacco quota was established at<br />

37 933 t, the quota of flax <strong>and</strong> hemp for fibre – 1 386 t, the dried fodder quota –<br />

13 538 t <strong>and</strong> the quota of tomatoes for process<strong>in</strong>g – 194 639 t.<br />

A great variety of vegetables are produced <strong>in</strong> Pol<strong>and</strong>. The ma<strong>in</strong> vegetable crops<br />

are cabbage, carrots <strong>and</strong> onions.<br />

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