Increased vegetable production

The total production of field grown vegetables is estimated at 170 000 tonnes in 2016; an increase of 12 200 tonnes from the year before. Carrots represented about 30 per cent of the production of field-grown vegetables, while onions made up 14 per cent. The production of greenhouse vegetables increased by 1 900 tonnes to a total of 29 900 tonnes from 2015 to 2016. Cucumbers and tomatoes amounted to 53 and 37 per cent respectively of the total production of vegetables in 2016.

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The total production of fruit is estimated at 15 100 tonnes; an increase of 2 300 tonnes from the year before. Apples represented 12 400 tonnes of the total fruit production, plums 1 800 tonnes and sweet cherries 600 tonnes.

The production of garden berries was reduced by 2 500 tonnes to a total of 12 600 tonnes from 2015 to 2016. Strawberries amounted to 8 700 tonnes of the total production of garden berries, while raspberries amounted to 2 900 tonnes.