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György Raskó: We are facing a sad year in Hungary

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Wheat
Published Jul 21, 2022

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According to the forecasts, it will be the worst crop growing year of all time in the Great Plain, wrote György Raskó in a post published on his Facebook page.

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In his analysis of the situation, György Raskó writes that the weather forecast promises only bad things for farmers. In the next two weeks, the daytime temperature will not be below 33 °C, in fact, 37-38 °C is expected for four days. There is no prospect of rain. "The drought in the regions of the Great Plain is amazing. In a month, 15-20 mm of precipitation has fallen, fortunately in Central Transdanubia it is already 40-60 mm and in the three western counties bordering Austria 80-120 mm. If the forecast is correct, then everything in the Great Plain it will be the worst crop production year ever. Barley and wheat barely produced, 2-4 tons per hectare, which might cover the cost of ownership. However, even worse yields are expected from corn and sunflowers, in fact, it is certain that in many places nothing, i.e. a total loss. This year's total production of rye grain will not exceed 5 million tons, of which 4.3-4.5 million tons are wheat, and the rest is barley and other rye ...
Source: Agronaplo
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