Hungary: 90 percent of corn was sown in Zala County

Published 2021년 5월 13일

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Over 90% of the sunflowers and more than 98% of the soybeans in Zala County have been sown, despite farmers being several days behind schedule due to unfavorable weather. The development of autumn and spring cereals has been supported by May's rain, and despite some delays in sowing rapeseed and damage from spring frosts, farmers are focusing on plant protection to ensure a good harvest. Zala County produces a variety of crops including corn, sunflowers, soybeans, fodder peas, alfalfa, buckwheat, oil pumpkin, silage and grain circus, sweet corn, barley, wheat, oats, potatoes, sugar beets, and triticale.

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The sowing of sunflowers in Zala County has been completed, and more than 90 percent of the corn sown area has been sown, the county president of the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI. The county produces 9,920 hectares of sunflower and 27,080 hectares of corn. Farmers sowed 98 percent of the 6,000-hectare soybeans, and a smaller area will sow fodder peas, alfalfa, buckwheat, oil pumpkin, silage and grain circus, and sweet corn, explained Krisztián Sabján. He added that due to the unfavorable weather in recent months, farmers are several days behind on agricultural work. However, the development of autumn and spring cereals was supported by the rain in May, nitrogen fertilizers applied to the fields were well utilized, and the stocks are currently beautiful. Precipitation was slightly delayed for 16,390 hectares of rapeseed, and sowing was also damaged by repeated spring frosts. Currently, farmers need to pay attention to plant protection work so that they can harvest ...

Source: Trademagazin