Fewer tomatoes were produced in Hungary this year

Published 2022년 12월 2일

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The World Tomato Processors Association (WPTC) forecasts a global decrease in industrial tomato harvest by 4.9% to 37.2 million tons in 2022 due to extreme drought, with notable drops in major producing countries like Italy, Spain, and Portugal. The European Union (EU) also expects a 3% decrease in fresh market tomato crops. Hungary's tomato production is projected to decrease by 30%. The article also notes an increase in the EU's fresh tomato imports, particularly from Morocco, and a decrease in exports, with Hungary experiencing a foreign trade deficit in fresh or chilled tomatoes.

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As we reported, we can say goodbye to the era of cheap food. The extreme drought also harmed tomato crops. In the summary published on the website of the AKI, quoting the October forecast of the World Tomato Processors Association (WPTC), they wrote: on a global level, the harvest of industrial tomatoes may decrease by 4.9 percent to 37.2 million tons in 2022 compared to the previous year. The number one producer in the Union is Italy, where the harvest may decrease by 10 percent to 5.48 million tons, in Spain by 10 percent to 2.1 million tons, and in Portugal by 17 percent to 1.3 million tons. According to the European Commission's short-term forecast, the crop of tomatoes intended for the fresh market in the EU may decrease by 3 percent to 6.2 million tons in 2022 compared to 2021. Compared to the average of the last five years, this represents a 5 percent drop. According to Eurostat data, in the first eight months of this year, 459.7 thousand tons of tomatoes from the ...

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