The Hungarian melon got another chance

Based on the preliminary data, the area of watermelons in Hungary increased by 10-15 percent annually, to around 3,300 hectares, and the same proportion of cantaloupe was also grown, this plant was grown on 440 hectares in the country. Farmers harvested more than 150,000 tons of watermelon and 13,000 tons of cantaloupe. The sales of the domestic market did not increase, but the export markets showed an expansion. All in all, the producers had a mediocre year - it was announced at the joint season evaluation event of the Melon working group of the National Horticulture and Supply Industry Department of the National Chamber of Agriculture and the Hungarian Melon Growers Association. This year, the melon season in Hungary started two to three weeks earlier than average, at the end of June. The harvest was already at its peak in mid-July, at which time due to the heatwave, the purchase prices fell due to the products appearing on the market at the same time, but apart from that, the ...