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How much of the German state of Saxony is used for agriculture?

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Map of Germany highlighting the state of Saxony in white, located in the eastern part of the country near the border with the Czech Republic and Poland. Major cities within Saxony such as Leipzig, Dresden, Chemnitz, Freiberg, and Zwickau are labeled. An inset in the upper left shows Saxony's location within Germany in red. Surrounding countries including France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Poland, and the Czech Republic are also shown.
Saxony

More than half of the land area in the German state of Saxony is used for agriculture.1

Northern Saxony is particularly noted for being one of the most fertile and highly developed agricultural regions in eastern Germany, producing crops such as wheat, barley, sugar beets, and rape. While agricultural fertility tends to diminish toward the Ore Mountains in the south, these highlands remain significant for cattle raising on their extensive pastures.1