Hungary: Is he also a fool who grows apricots in the domestic climate or does he have a good nose for business?

Published 2023년 7월 23일

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The EU's four leading apricot-producing member states are expected to have a lower crop yield in 2023 compared to the previous year, with a 7 percent decrease. Greece is expecting a similar harvest to 2022, while Spain is projected to have a significant increase in production. Italy's yield has fallen, and France is maintaining last year's level. The average price of apricots has risen in June 2023 compared to the previous season in France, Spain, Italy, and Greece. Germany's wholesale markets also saw an increase in prices for German and Turkish apricots but a decrease for French apricots. Hungary's apricot crop has ranged from 11,000 to 25,000 tons in the past five years, and due to various factors, experts predict a harvest of 7-8 thousand tons in 2023. Hungary's export of apricots increased, while the import of fresh apricots decreased in 2022 compared to the previous year. The Budapest Wholesale Market had apricots from Spain and Italy before the domestic season, and the price of domestic apricots increased in 2023 compared to 2022.

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In the EU's four leading apricot-producing member states, the crop is expected to be 504,000 tons in 2023, which would be 7 percent less than the previous year. In Greece, they expect an amount similar to that of 2022, but in Spain the increase is significant. In Italy, on the other hand, the yield fell, while France brought last year's level. A third of the 2022 quantity was produced in Hungary. According to Europêch's forecast, the harvest in the four leading apricot-producing member states of the EU (Italy, France, Spain, Greece) is expected to be 504 thousand tons in 2023, which would be 7 percent less than the previous year. In Greece, the same amount as in 2022, 76,000 tons, is expected. In Spain, 99,000 tons of apricots can be produced in 2023, which is a significant increase (+52 percent) after last year's low harvest. In Italy, the harvest may decrease by 26 percent to 203,000 tons compared to a year earlier. 126,000 tons of apricots (+2 percent) can be produced in ...

Source: Magro