Hungary: Will green peas also fall victim to climate change?

Yet Hungary is one of the largest players in the EU on the green pea market. In addition, the cultivation of green peas is closely related to sweet corn. The development and situation of the cultivation of sweet corn and green peas is a current issue in the Hungarian vegetable sector: these two vegetables account for 60% of the domestic vegetable growing areas. The cultivation of sweet corn has been about 30-35 thousand hectares in the last few years (average annual yield: 500-550 thousand tons), and we have grown green peas on 18-21 thousand hectares (average annual yield: 80-120 thousand tons). The products are mainly used in the refrigeration and canning industry. As a result of climate change, the profitability of green pea cultivation has significantly deteriorated, although it is a sector of strategic importance: about 2/3 of the output of the fruit and vegetable processing industry is provided by the refrigeration and canning sector, 70-80% of its output and raw material ...