A weaker plum harvest is expected in Hungary

A weaker-than-average plum harvest of 40,000 to 50,000 tons is expected in Hungary this year, reads a summary published on Tuesday on the website of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association and Product Council. (Photo: Pixabay) The prospects differ from country to country and from variety to variety, so an exact estimate is difficult for the time being, but in the Transdanubian, Pest and Bács-Kiskun county growing districts, which account for the majority of the growing area, a mostly poor harvest is expected, with a better than average harvest only expected in the northeastern region. The decline is partly due to last year's drought, as the trees were unable to form sufficient and high-quality flower buds because of this. For a long time it seemed that they would not have many flowers, but the heavy autumn rains helped somewhat, so in the spring the flowering was better than expected. The rainy, cool weather was not conducive to pollination, but the weather was good ...