Vegetable yield in Hungary is average this year, according to a FruitVeB expert

Published 2020년 8월 12일

Tridge summary

The FruitVeB Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization forecasts an average vegetable production volume for the year, with potential fluctuations in the next 2-3 months. The country grows vegetables across 83,500 hectares, with a majority under open cultivation and a smaller portion under sprouted culture. The greenhouse production of fresh market peppers, tomatoes, and snake cucumbers accounts for 90% of their total production, reducing vulnerability to weather conditions. Green pea cultivation for processing has seen a 10% decrease, while sweet corn is planted on 33,000 hectares to meet industry demands. The success of industrial tomato and root vegetable crops hinges on favorable weather conditions. Onion and garlic yields are expected to surpass the previous year's, but garlic's is slightly compromised by rainy weather. Ongoing labor challenges due to the pandemic have not significantly affected average yields and have been balanced by market prices.

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Original content

As last year, the FruitVeB Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization and Product Council expects an average year in vegetable production this year as well. Ferenc Ledó, president of the organization, told MTI that this picture, based on current experience, could still significantly affect volumes in the next 2-3 months. This year, 80-83 thousand hectares of vegetables are grown in the open, and 3,500 hectares are sprouted. The average annual volume of Hungarian vegetable production is 1.6-1.8 million tons. Fresh market peppers, tomatoes and snake cucumbers are now produced 90 percent indoors (greenhouse or foil), so these crops are less affected by the weather, said the president of FruitVeB. According to Ferenc Ledó, among the plants produced specifically for the processing industry, the dominant crops in the production area in Hungary are green peas and sweet corn. The former shows a decrease of about 10 percent compared to the previous year, which means 16-17 ...

Source: Magro