Hungary: Domestic apricot plantations suffered severe frost damage

At the beginning of April, frosts between minus 3 and minus 8 °C were measured in Hungarian apricot orchards. There were also significant cold spells during the relatively early blooming period, which began in early to mid-March, but the delivered frost damage at the beginning of April caused the real damage to the Hungarian apricot plantations, draws attention to the FruitVeB Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association and Product Council. The frost did not spare any cropland, in some places a 90-100% crop loss is expected (typically in the Great Plain), and in the cropland located in higher areas at least 60-70% loss is common, which strongly depends on the variety, and in some places the very intensive frost protection was able to reduce the extent of the damage. Currently, the phenological state of the plantations after the earlier start corresponds to the usual one or two days later - the relatively early start was held back by a later cool period. In most growing areas, the ...