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Date: October 18, 2023 Germany largest EU milk producer

Germany is the largest EU milk producer, with an output of around 32.4 million tons of cows’ milk in 2023. EU milk production amounted to 144.7 million tons.

Date: April 5, 2023 Gross electricity production in 2024: 57% came from renewable energy sources

Approximately 497 billion kilowatt hours of electricity were produced in Germany in 2024, 57% of which came from renewable energy sources. Green electricity was generated mainly from wind power (27.9%), biomass (8.0%) and photovoltaics (11.0%)

Date: June 9, 2023 Arable land and permanent grassland of organic farming in Germany

Tables on the subjects: Field crops and grassland; Organic farming in Germany 2022: Arable land and permanent grassland

Press release No. 197 of 19 May 2023 Winter wheat on 48% of area under grain production in 2023

Farmers in Germany are growing winter wheat for harvest in 2023 on 2.85 million hectares. The area sown with winter wheat has therefore decreased by 1.4% compared with 2022. Based on first estimates, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …

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). …

Press release No. 121 of 27 March 2023 Wine production in 2022: increase by half a million hectolitres to just under 9 million

Winegrowers in Germany produced 8.94 million hectolitres of wine and must in 2022. The wine and must production exceeded the previous year's level by 491,800 hectolitres, or 6%, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Compared with …

Date: March 26, 2023 Holdings with poultry and other livestock

Tables on the subject: Holdings with poultry and other livestock on March 1, 2023

Press release No. N 018 of 17 March 2023 Meat exports decreased by 19% in the last five years

Germany exports decreasing amounts of meat. Just under 2.9 million tonnes of meat and meat products were exported in 2022, most of which went to other European Union (EU) countries. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was a …

Press release No. 104 of 15 March 2023 Egg production up 1.4% in 2022

In 2022, roughly 13.2 billion eggs were produced in Germany in holdings with at least 3,000 places for laying hens. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that production increased by 1.4% compared with the previous year.

Press release No. 101 of 14 March 2023 Button mushroom yield down 6% in 2022

In 2022, 76,100 tonnes of button mushrooms were harvested in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a year-on-year decline of 6%. Nevertheless, after 2021 and 2020, it was the third largest yield since the …