Weuthen Potato Day 2025 in Waldniel
The Raiffeisen Markt Bad Sobernheim will celebrate its grand reopening on September 5 and 6, 2025. At the new, modern location, customers will find a significantly larger selection.
Weuthen Potato Day 2025 in Waldniel
The Raiffeisen Markt Bad Sobernheim will celebrate its grand reopening on September 5 and 6, 2025. At the new, modern location, customers will find a significantly larger selection.
Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main AG
On the importance of agriculture
The total area of Germany is 35.8 million hectares. Of this, 18.0 million hectares are used for agriculture, and a further 10.7 million hectares are forest . These cultural landscapes, which together cover 80.3% of Germany, not only serve as habitats for animals and plants, but also as recreational areas for us humans. They also produce large quantities of agricultural raw materials that we need as a basis for life – for our nutrition, to generate renewable energy, or for products made from renewable raw materials. With a production value of €75.4 billion, Germany is the second largest producer of agricultural goods in the EU and, with exports worth €100 billion (with imports of €121 billion), the fourth largest exporter of agricultural products worldwide . With the constantly growing world population, increasing prosperity, and awareness of sustainability, the demand for agricultural raw materials is also growing, and these are increasingly becoming scarce and sought-after commodities. A healthy mix of self-sufficiency and trade forms the sustainable and efficient basis for this.
Germany, a favorable location with its temperate climate and good soils, allows for high yields of particularly relevant agricultural products such as grain, rapeseed, and potatoes. As one of Germany’s oldest and largest agricultural traders, with operations also in neighboring countries, we, Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main AG (RWZ), play an important role through our products, services, and expertise: As a wholesaler, we bundle purchasing and sales volumes within the agricultural value chain, and as a retailer, we offer everything farmers, winegrowers, horticulturalists, and forest owners need for the production of agricultural commodities and food. With our groundbreaking recommendations to our customers, we also influence the way our agriculture and forestry are shaped.
