Lots of such onions are sold in Hungarian stores; it is good if all customers know this

The agricultural sector of the Makó onion owes its reputation and specialty to the National Chamber of Agriculture, thanks to its selection and the cultivation technology typical of this area, the two-year-old, onion-growing method. However, due to climate change, the climatic conditions in the Makó region have also changed, which is less favorable for the traditional, constant varieties bred here, such as the Makó Bronze, so its cultivation has been steadily declining over the last decade. In addition, the stress tolerance and yield per hectare of the newly bred onions are much higher than those of the traditional Makó varieties, making their cultivation less profitable today. At the national level, the largest proportion of spring onions is produced, and the range of varieties is very wide in this segment, NAK told us. In 2021, onion production took place in Hungary on a total of 1,574 hectares. At the same time, in the last decade there has been a reorganization of ...