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Modelling of maize and rapeseed production for biofuel potential assessment Cover

Modelling of maize and rapeseed production for biofuel potential assessment

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|Feb 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1.

Classification of soils according to their susceptibility to drought.

CategorySoil textural groups
I. Very light – Highly sensitive to droughtloose sand
loose silty sand
slightly loamy sand
slightly loamy silty sand
II. Light – Sensitive to droughtloamy light sand
loamy silty light sand
loamy heavy sand
loamy silty heavy sand
III. Medium – Moderately sensitive to droughtlight loam
light silty loam
loamy silt
silt
sandy silt
IV. Heavy – Slightly sensitive to droughtmedium loam
medium silty loam
heavy loam
heavy silty loam
clayey silt
clay
silty clay
Table 2.

Calculated maize harvests for silage or grain by voivodeship.

VoivodeshipMaize for grain (grain, thousand tonnes)Maize for silage (dry weight, thousand tonnes)
Dolnośląskie1,187.76128.48
Kujawsko-pomorskie886.58507.31
Lubelskie831.10349.58
Lubuskie170.9756.92
Łódzkie558.83325.26
Małopolskie465.9489.79
Mazowieckie938.101,081.33
Opolskie847.08187.65
Podkarpackie708.6754.83
Podlaskie530.721,063.11
Pomorskie170.09210.86
Śląskie396.01178.86
Świętokrzyskie213.94121.98
Warmińsko-mazurskie427.57409.53
Wielkopolskie934.55889.78
Zachodniopomorskie272.56105.48
POLAND9,540.475,760.73

[i] Own study

Figure 1.

Calculated harvest of maize grain in 2023 (by county).

Figure 2.

Calculated harvest of maize grain in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 3.

Calculated harvest of maize for silage in 2023 (by county).

Figure 4.

Calculated harvest of maize for silage in 2023 (by municipality).

Table 3.

Calculated harvest of spring and winter rapeseed by voivodeship.

VoivodeshipSpring rapeseed [thousand tonnes]Winter rapeseed [thousand tonnes]
Dolnośląskie1.51542.77
Kujawsko-pomorskie1.82216.43
Lubelskie6.02530.72
Lubuskie0.3790.78
Łódzkie0.5478.30
Małopolskie0.7665.12
Mazowieckie2.06176.26
Opolskie0.78324.16
Podkarpackie0.90109.57
Podlaskie1.3778.97
Pomorskie1.84226.95
Śląskie0.2794.13
Świętokrzyskie1.10113.17
Warmińsko-mazurskie1.79286.77
Wielkopolskie1.12189.94
Zachodniopomorskie0.71244.33
POLAND22.963,368.38

[i] Own study

Figure 5.

Calculated winter rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 6.

Calculated winter rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 7.

Calculated spring rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 8.

Calculated spring rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

Figure 9.

Energy potential from maize and rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by county).

Figure 10.

Energy potential from maize and rapeseed harvest in 2023 (by municipality).

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cag-2025-0016 | Journal eISSN: 3071-740X (formerly 2956-9494) | Journal ISSN: 2081-2787
Language: English
Page range: 184 - 196
Submitted on: Jan 9, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 3, 2025
Published on: Feb 11, 2026
Published by: Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

© 2026 Krystian Mocny, Magdalena Borzęcka, published by Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.