Savoy cabbage is original from the Mediterranean basin. At present it is cultivated in northern latitudes like the former Soviet Union.

There are data including the two species of cabbage: Brassica oleracea var. capitata (varieties of cabbage of even leaves, headed cabbage, pointed cabbage, red cabbage, white-cabbage) and Brasica oleracea var.bullata (curly cabbage or Savoy cabbage).

These two species total an annual production of 343,600 t in Spain; numerous Spanish provinces take part in the production. However, most of the production comes from Pontevedra and Valencia. 67% of this production is intended for trade in fresh in the domestic market. Exports only represent 1% of the total production (MAPA 1991). Yields are between 25 and 50 tons per hectare.

There is no specific data on this species (Savoy cabbage) and therefore the global figures of cabbages are shown in the following table. In 1998 the world-wide production of cabbages amounted to 48,241 thousand tons. The distribution of the world-wide production by continents was divided in the following way:

Continent	Thousand tons
Africa	905
Asia	31,704
Europe	12,254
North America	2,722
Oceania	99
South America	557
Total	48,241

Source: FAO Production Yearbook (1998)

Asia is the main producer of cabbages in the world, followed by the European continent. The main producers are:

Country	Thousand tons
China	16,916
India	4,200
Russia	3,120
Korea	2,895
Japan	2,700
The USA	2,223
Poland	2,020
Indonesia	1,156
Ukraine	980
Uzbekistan	865

Source: FAO Production Yearbook (1998)

The main producer of cabbages (in general) is China, with 16,916 thousand tons, followed by India and Russia.