Poland has been the EU’s largest pumpkin producer since 2020, according to a government agriculture support centre.
Over the last ten years, pumpkin production in Poland grew 8-fold, to 400,000 tons annually, the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR) reported, quoting Eurostat data.
According to Eurostat, in the years 2014-2020, Poland’s pumpkin cultivation area grew from 1,100 hectares to 8,900 hectares, and pumpkin harvest increased from 48,000 tons in 2014 to around 400,000 in 2022.
The EU’s total pumpkin production exceeded 1 million tons in 2022, up by 3% YoY, with Poland’s share reaching nearly 40%.
In 2022, Poland was followed by France (207,000 tons), Spain (128,000 tons) and Germany (93,000 tons). (PAP/Business World Magazine)
