Lower Franconia: good year for seed potatoes
The most commonly grown variety in Lower Franconia was the early type Agria, of which the area grew by 18.73 hectares, followed by the very early variety Anuschka, of which the area increased by 8.97 hectares and the early Marabel, of which the area increased by 8.86 hectares. The harvest went surprisingly well in 2011. 39,000 kilos of seed potatoes were harvested per hectare in 2011. This is 6000 kilos less than the year before, but then again, 2010 was a record year.