2022 SPECIALTY CROP AUTOMATION REPORT
Specialty crop production in Europe has been stagnant since 2011, growing at an annual rate of only 0.4 percent (see Figure 23). 53 This trend can also be found in data from 2000 onwards. As with the gross value add of the agriculture industry, specialty crop production is highly concentrated in just a few countries. Italy, Spain, France and Poland account for almost 70 percent of specialty crop production when measured in tons of produce.
In 2021, the top six specialty crops accounted for approximately 65 percent of total production volume in Europe, a level that has remained relatively stable over the past decade. Onions (2 percent annual growth rate since 2011), tomatoes (1 percent) and apples (1 percent) have driven the overall growth in production, while olives (-1 percent) and grapes (-0.4 percent) have slowed it down.
SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION IN EUROPE HAS BEEN STAGNANT OVER THE PAST DECADE
Specialty crop production by country, 2011-2021 [million tons]
CAGR 11-21 [%]
CAGR 11-21 [%]
Specialty crop production by crop, 2011-2021 [million tons]
0.4%
0.4%
127
127
140
140
126
126
122
122
22%
120
120
22%
Rest
0.7%
23%
36%
37%
Rest
0.3%
37%
Germany
1.5% 1.5% 3.6%
8% 8% 4% 4% 4% 5%
4% 4% 6%
Netherlands
100
100
Oranges
-0.1% 2.1% 0.8%
5% 6%
5% 5% 9%
Poland
5% 5%
Onions Apples
10%
13%
12% 10%
France
-2.1%
9% 10%
80
80
Olives
-0.7%
11%
10%
25%
24%
24%
Italy
-0.1%
Tomatoes
1.1%
60
60
13%
15%
14%
40
40
Grapes
-0.4%
25%
25% 26%
Spain
-0.9%
20% 20%
26%
20
20
2011
2016
2021
2011
2016
2021
Source: Eurostat, Roland Berger Figure 23: European specialty crop production since 2011, by country and by crop [millions tons] 53 Crop production in standard humidity | Eurostat
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