The German BLE published a summary of the European strawberry cultivation. In Poland in 2011 strawberries were grown on an area of 49,100 HA. Germany followed with 13,800 HA and Turkey with 12,000 HA. The Spanish strawberry area is
6,900 HA. However, the production differences are substantial. The volume harvested in Germany (154,000 tons) is only slightly smaller than the Polish volume (159,000 tons)