Poland
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The Polish farming sector accounted for 6% of the GDP in 1998. There were serious losses in the agricultural sector after the floods of 1997. Furthermore, an important stock of cattle was lost and the grain crop dropped by a 6% compared to the previous year. The agricultural productivity increases slowly because of the medium surfaces of the farms. Polish agriculture was always characterized by the abundance of small private farms. This trend is the dismantling of the agricultural cooperative societies.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
38 551
Agricultural population
6 609
Non agricultural population
31 942
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
16 169 000
Irrigated surface area
100 000
Number of farms
2 476 470
Number of tractors
1 371 340
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Sugar beet | 11731 | 286 | 40992 |
| Potatoes | 10369 | 588 | 17631 |
| Wheat | 8771 | 2218 | 3954 |
| Barley | 3582 | 1113 | 3218 |
| Rye | 3404 | 1416 | 2404 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 134424 |
| Pigs | 18112 |
| Turkeys | 7658 |
| Ducks | 6299 |
| Cattle | 5483 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| n.c. | 127 120 | 41 035 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT