Chilean nuts are becoming more and more popular in the domestic market

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Published Nov 4, 2021

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This year, the weather has had an adverse effect on walnut production throughout the country, and this can be seen mainly in fruit sizes, quotes Péter Kelemen, vice-president of the FruitVeB Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization and Product Council (FruitVeB). The expert also talked about the fact that the area under walnuts in Hungary has grown dynamically in the last decade, but many plantations are still non-irrigated and we still have lags in the field of frost protection.

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According to Péter Kelemen, Hungarian walnuts are one of the most sought-after premium products in the European Union, but the rising Chilean walnut exports mean more and more serious competition for domestic producers. Chilean imported walnuts conquer The walnut growing area in Hungary has grown dynamically in the last 10-15 years. While only 3,000 hectares of plantations were registered in the country around 2009-2010, in 2020 Hungarian farmers applied for support for approximately 8,300 hectares of walnut plantations - explained Péter Kelemen. According to the vice-president of FruitVeB, there can currently be roughly 5-6 thousand hectares of productive plantations in the country. This was also confirmed by the database of the Central Statistical Office (CSO), according to which in 2020 walnuts were grown on 6396 hectares in Hungary. Péter Kelemen also spoke about the fact that the weather in 2021 had an adverse effect on fruit size throughout the country, especially due to the ...

Source: Trademagazin