Tridge summary
Due to spring frosts, cooling during flowering, and large temperature fluctuations, only a quarter of the usual amount of Hungarian apricots can be sold on the market this year. The National Chamber of Agrarian Economy and FruitVeB believe that climate change is causing increasingly extreme weather and that it is necessary to reorganize domestic fruit production, especially for early-flowering fruit. Apricots are in high demand among consumers and the processing industry, with potential for even higher sales if more were available.
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Original content
Hungarian apricots will be a rare treasure this year, due to spring frosts, cooling during flowering, and large temperature fluctuations, only a quarter of the usual amount of produce can be sold on the market. According to the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) and FruitVeB, the Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Trade Association, due to the increasingly extreme weather caused by climate change, it is essential to comprehensively reorganize domestic fruit production, especially the production of early-flowering fruit species. The spring cooling caused considerable damage to domestic apricot orchards. Due to the frosts at the time of flowering and the high temperature fluctuations, 70-80 percent fewer apricots were produced this year than the average of good vintages, depending on the region. According to the estimates of NAK and FruitVeB, this year the producers can harvest only 7-8 thousand tons of apricots. At the same time, the juicy, early spring fruit is very popular ...
Source: Magro
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