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Poland Agricultural Resources
Poland's climate features moderate temperatures and
adequate
rainfall that enable cultivation of most temperate-zone
crops,
including all the major grains, several industrial crops,
and
several varieties of fruit
(see Agriculture
, this ch.;
Climate
, ch. 2). Crops are distributed according to the substantial
regional variations in soil and length of growing season
(see Topography
, ch. 2). The sandy soils of the central plains
are
most suitable for rye, the richer soil in the south favors
wheat
and barley, and the poorer soil of the north is used for
oats.
All parts of Poland favor potato cultivation; sugar beets,
the
most important industrial crop, grow mainly in the west
and
southeast.
Data as of October 1992
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