Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops; production, to region 1994-2023

Arable crops Regions Periods Area under cultivation (ha) Harvested area (ha) Gross yield per ha (1 000 kg) Gross yield, total (1 000 kg)
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Nederland 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil West-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Flevoland (PV) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Gelderland (PV) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* .
Ware potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zeeland (PV) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Nederland 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil West-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Flevoland (PV) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Gelderland (PV) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Noord-Holland (PV) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023* .
Seed potatoes on sandy or peat soil Zeeland (PV) 2023* .
Source: CBS.
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This table provides information per crop about the cultivated and harvested area, yield per hectare and the total yield in a crop year. The data are available for the Netherlands as a whole and by province.

Applying crop rotation helps a farmer to avoid deterioration in soil fertility.
A cultivation plan is prepared annually, to make sure that the same crop is not cultivated in the same place year after year.
Usually, one third of the arable land is covered with cereals (mainly winter wheat and spring barley), a quarter is covered with potatoes, one eighth is covered with sugar beet, and one tenth is used for vegetables(mainly onions) as well as a green fodder crop (mainly green maize).

To obtain the figure for the yield, first a preliminary harvest estimate is made. This takes place from August to October.

The estimate is made definite from December to March.

The yields per hectare are rounded off to the nearest 100 kilograms. The total yields are rounded off to the nearest 1000 kilograms.

Data available from 1994 to 2023

Status of the figures:
The data about 2023 are provisional. Since this table has been discontinued, the data is no longer finalized.

Changes as of 3 oktober 2023:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore. This table is followed by Arable crops; production, regio. See paragraph 3.

Description topics

Area under cultivation
Area of cultivated land in use for growing crops.
Harvested area
At the preliminary harvest estimates this area is in principle equal to
the area under cultivation. However based on information from experts on
expected crop failure it is possible to make an estimate of the area that
probably will not be harvested. When this is the case the harvested area
is smaller than the cultivated area.
Definite figures are based on already harvested areas and areas expected
to be harvested later on. This is the area on which production
has taken place effectively. Due to circumstances (for example flooding)
this (surface) area can be smaller than the original (surface) area used
for cultivation.
Gross yield per ha
In determining the yield per hectare (the average yield figure) only the
hectares which are effectively harvested or will be harvested are
counted. Hectares of which the harvest is lost (for example due to
flooding) are not counted.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated in the
situation in which these harvested crops contain a humidity of 35 percent.
Green maize is calculated at a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye
and triticale) are defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
would contain 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.
Gross yield, total
The total yield (total gross production) includes the whole area which
has been harvested or still will be harvested. The total yield also
includes the part of production that for some reason is unsuitable for
its original purpose. This only applies if the crop can still be used for
other purposes (for example, potatoes which can only be used for animal
feed). This is the reason why the gross yield does not equal the
commercial production.
The yields of grain corn and corn cob mix have been calculated as the
harvested crops contain 35 percent moisture. Green maize is calculated at
a moisture content of 65 percent.
In the preliminary estimate, the yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats,
rye and triticale) is defined as the gross weight of the harvested grains.
The definite estimate is the weight in the situation where each grain
contains 16 percent moisture.
Explanation:
Cereal with 16 percent moisture (or less) is so dry that it can be
stored without problems. More moisture would mean that the grain first has
to be dried, before it can be stored. Drying the crop costs money, the
companies therefore prefer harvesting by 16 percent moisture content.
But this does not always work; in reality, the grain contains more water.
However, in order to get a good estimate of the actual 'dry' yield
all individual statements of the yields per hectare (from which the actual
moisture content is known) are recalculated to the situation with 16
percent moisture.