Fifty kilograms of olives were harvested near Lake Balaton, Hungary

Published 2021년 2월 7일

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The article highlights the efforts of Csaba Török, the owner of the 2HA Vineyard and Winery in Szent György Hill, to cultivate olive trees near Lake Balaton in Hungary, as the region's climate becomes more Mediterranean-like due to climate change. Despite losing most of his olive trees, a recent harvest yielded approximately fifty kilograms of olives, which were bottled as extra virgin olive oil. Török attributes the success of the crop to both the changing climate and the condition of the trees, with errors in planting and care also playing a role. The article puts the olive oil production industry into perspective, with Spain being the leading producer, followed by Italy and Greece, and notes that Hungary has the potential to join these countries with the right conditions.

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The plots are getting milder, the summers are warmer, and the climate of the Balaton Uplands will be more and more similar to the Mediterranean, which may be favorable for olive production. Csaba Török, the owner of the 2HA Vineyard and Winery in Szent György Hill, has been trying to produce extra virgin olive oil near Lake Balaton for some time: he bought and planted olive trees among his vines ten years ago, but only 25 remain viable and prosperous, writes Magyar Nemzet. Most recently, about fifty kilograms of olives were harvested, of which two and a half gallons were bottled. According to the farmer, the quantity and quality of the crop depends only in part on climate change and the proper care of the trees. The plots are getting milder, the summers are warmer, and the climate of the Balaton Uplands will be more and more similar to the Mediterranean. This may favor olive production in the future. It is also characteristic that temperature fluctuations have been increasing for ...

Source: Agroinform