Hungarian corn was affected by the current heat wave

Published Jul 13, 2024

Tridge summary

Hungary is currently experiencing a severe heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 40 degrees Celsius, leading to a drought and potentially devastating crops, especially corn. The country is facing a significant agricultural loss of approximately 200,000 tons per day, as the expected total harvest is expected to decrease due to the heat. However, autumn barley has managed to escape the heat wave, yielding an average of 5.7 tons per hectare with the best results in the southern Transdanubian counties. The national average yield for winter wheat is also around 5.7 tons per hectare, with the highest averages reported in the counties of Baranya and Vas, and the lowest in Pest and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok. The harvest of autumn cabbage rape is over 80% complete, with an average yield of 2.7 tons per hectare.
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Original content

No adjective is an exaggeration for the currently raging heat wave in Hungary. As a result of daily peak temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius, 2-3 tons of corn can be harvested per hectare. The drought is raging in Hungary in July. According to the long-term forecasts, the maximum daily temperatures will probably drop below 35 degrees Celsius from July 19, and at the end of the month there will even be a chance that they will not exceed 30 degrees. Precipitation can only be expected in the form of scattered showers, even though the crops urgently need rain. The 30-day precipitation total shows a surplus only in the northeast, with a deficit of 20-60 mm in most parts of the country. The top 50 cm soil layer is increasingly drier throughout the country. Barley and wheat are already in the granaries, so among our most important field crops, corn is the most affected by the heat wave. According to experts, the hoped-for record harvest can be thwarted; in this dry heat, the ...
Source: AgroForum
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