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60 PRODUCTS
The main varieties
➔ Spunta
POTATOES ➔ Voyager
➔
Nicola
➔
Bellini
➔
Arnova
➔
Anabelle
POPULAR IN EASTERN EUROPE
Much liked in European markets and especially in Eastern Europe are Greek potatoes,
with demand for this product to follow a steady course during the last few years.
Nevrokopi, Messinia, Arcadia, Ilia and Nevrokopi, Messinia, Arcadia, taking place normally on October-Novem-
Achaia are only a few of the areas where ber period in Peloponnese. Regarding the
Greek potatoes are cultivated, a product Ilia and Achaia are only varieties cultivated, we can identify them
that follows only tomato in importance for a few of the areas where as Spunta, Nicola, Voyager, Bellini, Arno-
Greek agriculture. Potatoes are produced va. Moreover, during the last years Ana-
twice per year in Greece and the season Greek potatoes are belle variety has shown descent signs of
is divided in two periods, in Autumn and cultivated, a product that growth.
Spring, although spring potatoes are gen- follows only tomato
erally more popular abroad. Exports in good levels
More specifically, the harvest of spring in importance for Greek Greek potato exports during the last
potatoes in Greece begins by the end of agriculture years have been very promising oscillating
March in Messinia, which is situated in between 150.000-200.000 tons each year.
Southwestern Peloponnese. The cultiva- Countries like Romania, Bulgaria, Poland
tion in that particular area is expanding and the Czech Republic are those that im-
during the last years. The rest of the ar- port the vast majority of Greek potatoes.
eas in Peloponnese follow, like Ilia, Achaia Greek potato production is maintained
and Arcadia, and areas further north, up to at rather high levels each year, with sup-
Nevrokopi in Drama, follow. ply being satisfactory for the domestic and
The territory in Eastern Macedonia is fa- international markets. The gap is filled by
mous for the high quality of potatoes pro- imported potatoes from Egypt which is the
duced, which in addition are recognized as basic source of potato imports for Greece,
Protected Designation of Origin products with France, Cyprus and Germany to fol-
(PDO). low, also with significant volumes.
The start of the Autumn production is
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