Arable crops; production, region

Arable crops; production, region

Arable crops Regions Periods Area under cultivation (ha) Harvested area (ha) Gross yield per ha (1 000 kg) Gross yield, total (1 000 kg)
Wheat (total) Drenthe (PV) 2023 3,605 3,596 6.7 24,208
Wheat, winter Drenthe (PV) 2023 2,160 2,160 7.8 16,921
Wheat, spring Drenthe (PV) 2023 1,445 1,437 5.1 7,278
Barley (total) Drenthe (PV) 2023 8,327 8,228 4.8 39,752
Barley, winter Drenthe (PV) 2023 963 944 6.8 6,397
Barley, spring Drenthe (PV) 2023 7,364 7,285 4.6 33,364
Rye Drenthe (PV) 2023 351 331 1.9 631
Oats Drenthe (PV) 2023 213 213 3.3 712
Triticale Drenthe (PV) 2023 108 103 2.4 244
Grain maize Drenthe (PV) 2023 472 468 13.4 6,278
Green maize Drenthe (PV) 2023 15,584 15,515 48.6 754,625
Maize, corn cob mix Drenthe (PV) 2023 99 99 13.3 1,307
Kidney beans Drenthe (PV) 2023 0 0 0
Rape and turnip rape seed Drenthe (PV) 2023 144 136 1.8 245
Fibre flax Drenthe (PV) 2023 0 0 0
Chicory Drenthe (PV) 2023 240 224 39.7 8,890
Hemp Drenthe (PV) 2023 328 . . .
Potatoes (total) Drenthe (PV) 2023 26,695 26,480 41.6 1,102,198
Ware potatoes Drenthe (PV) 2023 3,029 2,890 44.5 128,728
Seed potatoes Drenthe (PV) 2023 1,413 1,336 35.6 47,629
Starch potatoes Drenthe (PV) 2023 22,253 22,253 41.6 925,729
Sugar beet Drenthe (PV) 2023 12,299 12,299 82.1 1,009,771
Seed onions (total) Drenthe (PV) 2023 2,673 2,636 54.4 143,244
Seed onions: yellow Drenthe (PV) 2023 2,459 2,423 55.4 134,301
Seed onion: red Drenthe (PV) 2023 213 212 42.2 8,950
Onion sets (2nd year) Drenthe (PV) 2023 28 28 35.5 1,000
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 harvest year. The data are available on national and regional level.
To obtain the crop yield, first a preliminary harvest estimate is made in August to October. This estimation is based on field visits by cultivation advisory bureau Delphy. The definite figures, which are based on a sample survey of farms with arable crops, will be published at the end of January.
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.

Status of the figures
The 2023 figures are final.

Changes as of March 29, 2024:
The figures for the final 2023 harvest estimate have been updated.

When will new figures be published?
The provisional harvest estimates are published for grains at the end of September and for all other crops at the end of October of the relevant harvest year. The figures of the final harvest estimate are published at the end of January of the year after the harvest and can be updated until the end of March.

Description topics

Area under cultivation
Hectares of farmland that correspond to the total sown area.
Harvested area
Hectares of farmland from which a crop is gathered. Area harvested, therefore, excludes the area from which, although sown or planted, there was no harvest due to damage, failure, etc.
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.
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 that can only be used for animal feed). This explains why the gross yield does not equal the commercial production.

The humidity degree of arable crop products such as cereals, oilseeds and plants harvested green can vary to a great extent, and thereby lead to variations in production across the years. In order to get a good estimate of the actual ‘dry’ yield and in order to harmonize data across multiple years, the yields per hectare and the gross yield (total) are recalculated with a standardized humidity degree.

The yields of grain maize and corn cob mix have been calculated with a standardized humidity percentage of 35 percent. Green maize is calculated at a humidity content of 65 percent.

The yield of cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rye and triticale) are calculated with a humidity degree of 15 percent.

Since 2016, the yield of (turnip) rape seeds is based on a standardized moisture degree of 9 percent. The yield of the years prior to 2016 are based on the actual humidity degree in the relevant year. These humidity levels can be found in the database published on Eurostat.
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