In Hungary, as little asparagus is consumed, more is shipped abroad

Published 2022년 5월 23일

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Asparagus picking in Hungary has commenced later than usual, running from late April until mid-June, with domestic producer prices experiencing an 12% increase from the previous year, according to the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI). The price per kilogram for Hungarian white and green asparagus on the Budapest Wholesale Market is HUF 2,000. The country has seen a rise in asparagus export earnings, reaching HUF 2.57 billion in 2021, with Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland as the primary buyers. The EU's asparagus production was approximately 315.4 thousand tons in 2021, with Germany and Spain being the leading producers. Spain's green asparagus season has started later than expected, with a predicted harvest of nearly 44,000 tonnes in 2022, marking a thousand-tonne increase from the previous year.

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Asparagus picking started later than usual this year, at the end of April, and is expected to last until mid-June, with the average producer price of domestic asparagus being 12 percent higher than a year earlier, according to an analysis by the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI). According to the data of AKI, the Hungarian white and green asparagus on the Budapest Wholesale Market 2022 17-19. offered at a price of HUF 2,000 / kilogram per week. According to the data of the CSO, 5.6-6.7 thousand tons of asparagus have been harvested in Hungary in recent years from 1400-1550 hectares. AKI's analysis points out that domestic consumption of asparagus is low, with the majority of the crop being exported. According to statistical data, the foreign trade assets of fresh or chilled asparagus increased to HUF 2.57 billion in 2021. Compared to the previous year, exports increased by 5 per cent to 2.4 thousand tonnes and by 15 per cent to HUF 2.66 billion. The largest buyers of ...

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