date:Oct 18, 2019
In the European Union (EU), 3.4 million hectares were devoted to fruit growing in 2017; ie 1.9% of the total agricultural area, according to the latest Eurostat data. Spain (40%), Italy (17%) and Poland (9%) have the largest fruit-growing area in the EU.
Poland is on top when it comes to apple production, accounting for one third of the fruit's acreage in the Union. Italy (11%) and Romania (10%) follow Poland in the ranking.
The cultivation of vegetables takes place on an area of ??2.2 milli