Hungary: We can expect a weaker-than-average plum crop this year

According to KSH data, 34.9 thousand tons of plums were harvested from 7 thousand hectares in Hungary in 2022 (33.2 thousand tons were produced in 2021). According to experts, due to last year's drought, a weaker than average domestic plum harvest is likely. (Photo: Pixabay) According to KSH data, the export of fresh plums ranged between 1.4 and 3.5 thousand tons in the last three years. Exports were mainly directed to Romania. The quantity of fresh plums imported to Hungary was between 1.2 and 1.5 thousand tons during the observed period. The foreign trade balance of fresh plums was positive in 2022: plum exports (3.59 thousand tons) exceeded imports (1.48 thousand tons). The import is not a significant amount, in the first six months of this year, 268.6 tons of plums arrived in the country (mainly from Germany and the Netherlands), 32 percent less than in the same period of the previous ...