date:Jan 29, 2019
h 27.000 hectares (19%) and leeks (2.000 hectares or 14%).
In total, in 2018, more than 1.650 farmers were growing winter vegetables. Of these, 850 cultivated carrots and 270 grew leeks. Two hundred businesses kept themselves busy with growing Brussels sprouts.
Reduction in the acreage used for winter vegetables
In 2018, the area used in the Netherlands for the cultivation of winter vegetables declined by more than 765 hectares. This is a decrease of five percent. Of all the winter vegetables,