Hungary: Producer cooperation can help horseradish production

Horseradish

Vegetables

Hungary

Regulation & Compliances

Market & Price Trends

Published Dec 11, 2023

Tridge summary

Hungary is a major horseradish producer, with over a third of European production coming from the country. Most of the producers and cultivation areas are located in the county of Hajdú-Bihar, with regulations introduced in 2021 to ensure transparency in the purchase process. However, an increase in production has led to a surplus and a drop in prices, prompting the Ministry of Agriculture to encourage cooperation among producers for better market stability and to take advantage of available opportunities for development and support.

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Original content

According to the head of the ministry, Hungary can rightly be called a horseradish-growing superpower, as the quantity produced domestically accounts for more than a third of the European production. In our country, 570 producers currently grow horseradish on 1,228 hectares, 98 percent of the producers and their cultivation area are located in the county of Hajdú-Bihar. In the interests of the transparency of the horseradish purchase process, the Ministry of Agriculture introduced regulations from 2021. According to this, it is mandatory to enter into a written contract for the purchase of horseradish, the contract must also include the price or aspects related to the calculation of the price. The locally competent government office checks the existence of the contracts and their compliance with the law, he added. He explained that in recent years, new producers have entered the sector, and the cultivation area has also increased significantly. Because of this, a significant crop ...

Source: Agronaplo