Hungarian fruit faces success abroad, receives consumer desire

Published 2021년 9월 6일

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Hungary has seen a steady increase in plum cultivation areas until 2015, then a sharp decline, growing on 6,400 hectares in 2021. The expansion was due to the crop's lower capital and labor requirements. The European Union's plum cultivation area has also decreased, with Hungary having a 4-5% market share. The 2021 plum market is balanced with acceptable prices, but extreme weather conditions have led to a decrease in the crop. Hungary is expected to have a plum shortage due to lower than average yields, which may affect both domestic consumers and the processing industry.

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Hungary grew plums on 5,300 hectares around the EU accession, which has been growing steadily for the next 10 years, and by 2015 it had approached 8,000 hectares, Ferenc Apáti told us. The main reason for the territorial expansion was not the high profitability, but - compared to the intensive fruit crops - the lower capital requirement and the lower labor demand due to mechanizable harvesting, which is "tempting" in the capital- and labor-deficient economic environment in Hungary. The president of FruitVeB pointed out that in the last four years, however, the production area has started to fall sharply, currently Hungarians only grow plums on 6,400 hectares. The most significant growing areas are located in Bács-Kiskun, Pest and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties. - Ferenc Apáti explained. The expert also talked about the fact that plum is currently produced on a narrow 160 thousand hectares in the European Union. The production area decreased very significantly, as at the turn of ...

Source: Agrarszektor