The end days of the Hungarian raspberry

Published 2021년 8월 18일

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Hungary's raspberry cultivation has seen a significant decline, with the growable area reduced by over half, leading to a 56% drop in production in 2020. This has resulted in a negative foreign trade balance for fresh and frozen raspberries, with imports and exports of the latter increasing despite a drop in exports of fresh raspberries. Domestic raspberry prices have surged by 34% due to these production challenges. Europe's largest raspberry producers, Serbia and Poland, are also facing adverse weather conditions, potentially further impacting production. Spain, a key exporter, is experiencing spring frosts that could decrease raspberry yields, making it the EU's largest exporter despite the union's overall negative balance in fresh raspberry trade.

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Raspberry growers can’t expect much good, and consumers can also face ever-higher prices. According to the data of the Central Statistical Office, 1,500 hectares of raspberries were grown in Hungary at the turn of the millennium, according to the Agricultural Market Report of the Institute of Agricultural Economics. The area under raspberries is constantly declining, with only 253 hectares recorded. We wrote earlier in this article about the causes of area reduction. According to CSO data, in 2020, 492 tons of raspberries were harvested from about 253 hectares, which is 56% less than a year earlier. Referring to the data of the CSO, the report states that the foreign trade balance of fresh and frozen raspberries was negative in the previous year: imports of fresh raspberries decreased by 20% (we import mainly from Spain and Germany), and exports did not reach 1 tonne, a 60% drop in exports. In the first five months of 2021, fresh raspberry deliveries fell by a further 6 per cent ...

Source: Agroinform