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Over the past five years, Dutch potato producers who had planted Innovator potatoes were best off. Between 2014 and 2019, these producers could harvest an average of just over * kilos per hectare annually. By comparison, a hectare of Markies potatoes had an average yield of * kilos per year in this period. The production of Innovator potatoes was especially high in 2017, when the average yield was nearly * kilos per hectare.

 Potato production peaks in 2014

  The average potato production in the Netherlands marked differently from year to year. At its peak in 2014, nearly * kilos of potatoes were produced per hectare on average. In lesser years, however, production dropped significantly. In 2013, the potato production amounted to just under * kilos per hectare, and in 2018 this was even lower, at roughly * kilos.

Potato production forecast

  In 2018, the total potato production in the Netherlands was roughly kilotons. In the future, the production is forecast to decline considerably. For 2019, a total production of just over kilotons is foreseen. After 2019, it is expected that the potato production will fall year on year until 2025, when the production is estimated to be around kilotons.