Hungary: Although asparagus is becoming more popular, the consumption rate is still low

This week, a larger quantity of domestic fresh asparagus will be put on the markets and in stores, according to NAK's overview. Hungarian asparagus is of high quality, mostly sold abroad - to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries. Asparagus, which is a really healthy vegetable, is becoming more and more popular among the Hungarian population every year. In Hungary - although it has steadily increased in recent years, but still - asparagus consumption is low: about a quarter of a kilogram / person, of which 60-70% is green and 30-40% is white asparagus. In the EU, Germany has the highest per capita consumption of asparagus at 1.7 kilograms / year. Asparagus is one of the earliest export-oriented Hungarian horticultural products of the spring period. The asparagus production area in Hungary is about 1420 hectares, the annual yield is usually around 5000 tons. The most significant production areas are located in Bács-Kiskun (60%) and Csongrád (30%) counties, ...