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Hungarian sweet corn reaches almost all over the world

Published Aug 18, 2020

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Hungary is the world's second largest exporter of frozen corn, after the United States, and the leading European exporter of canned corn, along with France. The country grows sweet corn on an average of 30-34 thousand hectares, with Hajdú-Bihar county having the largest plantation. The harvest is expected to be delayed and decreased due to spring drought and heavy rains, and there is potential for damage from autumn frosts. Over 95 percent of the sweet corn produced domestically is exported, with the rest processed locally. The climate and cultivation technology in Hungary are well-suited for sweet corn production, and the crop is used in various processed forms and for fresh consumption.
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In recent years, sweet corn has been grown on an average of 30-34 thousand hectares in Hungary, it is the largest amount of industrial vegetables grown. Outstanding among the production areas, Hajdú-Bihar county has a production area of over 10 thousand hectares, but there are also plantations of thousands of hectares in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Bács-Kiskun, Békés, Csongrád and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok counties. About 70 percent of the production area is irrigated, and super-sweet varieties are widespread, with 70 percent sown. This year, due to the spring drought and then heavy rains, the harvest is delayed by a week and a half, and less is expected from the second sowing. The overall picture will be able to be influenced somewhat by the presence of early frosts in the second half of autumn, damaging late varieties and second sowing. More than half of the annual average yield of 500-600 thousand tons is processed by the canning industry and a third by the refrigeration industry. In ...
Source: Agroinform
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