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Press release No. 150 of 14 April 2023 Timber logged remaining at high level - 78.7 million cubic metres in 2022
In 2022, a total of 78.7 million cubic metres of timber was logged in German forests. The amount of timber logged dropped by 5.1% from the record high of 83.0 million cubic metres seen in 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). …
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Press release No. 415 of 30 September 2022 Structural survey of forestry holdings, 2022: 43% of German forests privately owned
There are approximately 10.2 million hectares of wooded area in Germany, according to the first comprehensive structural survey of forestry holdings conducted in 2022. 4.4 million hectares, or 43% of the wooded area, are owned by roughly 760,000 …
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Press release No. 352 of 18 August 2022 Good apple yield expected for 2022: ten-year average likely to be exceeded by 8.2%
Apples remain by far the largest group of orchard fruit harvested in Germany. The fruit growers expect a good apple yield of approximately 1,051,000 tonnes in 2022. Based on an estimate of July 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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Press release No. 170 of 14 April 2022 All-time high of timber logged in 2021
In 2021 a total of 83.0 million cubic metres of timber was logged in German forests. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the volume of timber logged rose by 3.2% compared with the previous record high of 80.4 million cubic metres …
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Press release No. 120 of 18 March 2022 International Day of Forests: large quantities of timber damaged by draught and insects in 2020
The amount of timber logged in Germany because of forest damage was 60.1 million cubic metres in 2020, three fourths (75%) of the total volume of 80.4 million cubic metres. To coincide with the International Day of Forests on 21 March 2022, the …
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Press release No. 012 of 10 January 2022 Apple yields again at a high level, plum yields down by 14% in 2021
Apples remain by far the largest group of orchard fruit harvested in Germany. Based on final harvest results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that approximately 1.0 million tonnes of apples were harvested in 2021. The harvested …
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Press release No. 447 of 22 September 2021 Tree fruit yields 2021: marked losses for cherries, slight decline for pears
Late frosts, heavy rainfalls and storms have destroyed the hope of Germany’s tree fruit growers for at least average cherry yields in many places. Based on estimates, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that a total 38,400 tonnes of …
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Press release No. N 050 of 4 August 2021 Forest damage: logging of timber damaged by insect infestation grew more than tenfold within five years
The hot and dry summers in the past few years have increasingly affected the forests in Germany. Pests such as bark beetles proliferate in particular in already weakened trees, with serious consequences for forest resources. As a result, insect …
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Press release No. 359 of 28 July 2021 Two thirds of liquid farm manure were applied in agriculture in 2020 using emission reducing technology
The proportion of liquid farm manure which is applied in agriculture using emission reducing technology has grown significantly in the last ten years. Based on the final results of the 2020 Census of Agriculture, the Federal Statistical Office …
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Press release No. N 046 of 14 July 2021 Number of holdings with organic livestock farming up 41%
The number of holdings involved in organic livestock farming is increasing. Based on the final results of the 2020 Census of Agriculture, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the number of holdings with organic livestock farming has …
