At such a price, the Hungarian melon is bursting into stores

Published 2023년 6월 21일

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Hungarian melons will be available in stores in increasing quantities from the beginning of July, with production expected to yield around 140,000 to 160,000 tons this year, including 15,000 tons of melons and the rest watermelons. The proportion of grafted and hybrid melons in Hungary's production has reached 95 percent, making production more efficient and disease-resistant. The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Association of Hungarian Melon Growers (MDE), and the FruitVeB - Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association have agreed to improve the market positions of Hungarian melons and expect to export a third of the melons produced this year to Polish, Czech, Slovak, and German markets.

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Starting this weekend, Hungarian melons will be available in smaller quantities on store shelves, and it is expected that they will be available in larger quantities from the first week of July. First, the fruit reaches consumers from the southern part of the country, from the regions of Békés, Tolna, Baranya, and then from the Heves region. Later, from the end of July, from Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, and if the weather is favorable, it will be available until the middle to the end of September - the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Association of Hungarian Melon Growers (MDE) and the FruitVeB - Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association announced on Wednesday at the joint melon season opening press conference. The situation of melon production has changed significantly in recent years. While cultivation was previously carried out using conservative technology, melons are now grown in an area that is about half the size, but in a similar quantity, compared to previous ...

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