The drought caused significant damage to the Hungarian fruit sector

This year, it was not the late frosts, but the drought that caused outstanding damage to the fruit sector in Hungary. As a longer-term effect of the drought, the decrease in domestic fruit-growing areas may accelerate further, Agroinform.hu told MTI on Thursday. Based on the data of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Association and Product Council, the agricultural portal pointed out that instead of last year's 520,000 tons, 42 percent less, around 300,000 tons of apples will be harvested this year. As in previous years, this year's crop of cherries is around 60,000 tons, but the situation is aggravated by the fact that only a part of it reached the 18 millimeter size required by the processing industry. The picture is more mixed for fruit varieties with a smaller production area: due to the lack of late spring frosts, the expected plum harvest may be around 55,000 tons, slightly below the average. At the same time, it was possible to harvest a much larger quantity of ...