Germany Agriculture

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German agricuture supplies with high quality foods and ecological raw materials. The farmers and the foresters administer more than 80% of the territory. One out of eight jobs depends directly or indirectly on agriculture. Germany is the fourth exporter of farm and food products in the world.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. In Germany they represent 7,373,000 hectares.

Number of farms:

600

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Grains	45,303,700	7,112,785	63,693
Sugar beets	25,224,900	452	558,073
Wheat	21,634,000	2,970,935	72,819
Barley	12,201,367	2,071,532	58,9
Potatoes	12,633,000	302	418,311

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Pigs	27049
Cattle	14,574,000
Rabbits	9,800,000
Ovine races	2,290,000
Goats	114

Number of tractors:

1,072,211

Irrigated land (surface area):

485,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
42,425 Tm.	214,599 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

318,785 tons.