Lots of such onions are sold in Hungarian stores; it is good if all customers know this

Published Jan 27, 2022

Tridge summary

The agricultural sector of Makó onion is facing challenges due to climate change, leading to a decline in the traditional Makó Bronze variety. However, new onion varieties with higher stress tolerance and yield per hectare are being cultivated. In 2021, Hungary produced onions over 1,574 hectares, with the largest area in Békés county. Due to the reorganization of onion-growing districts, many growers have shifted to garlic cultivation, resulting in a total yield of 61.7 thousand tons of onions and 350 acres of garlic. The National Chamber of Agriculture stated that while Makó onions are labeled for marketing purposes, they do not have a higher commodity value than other onion varieties.

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The agricultural sector of the Makó onion owes its reputation and specialty to the National Chamber of Agriculture, thanks to its selection and the cultivation technology typical of this area, the two-year-old, onion-growing method. However, due to climate change, the climatic conditions in the Makó region have also changed, which is less favorable for the traditional, constant varieties bred here, such as the Makó Bronze, so its cultivation has been steadily declining over the last decade. In addition, the stress tolerance and yield per hectare of the newly bred onions are much higher than those of the traditional Makó varieties, making their cultivation less profitable today. At the national level, the largest proportion of spring onions is produced, and the range of varieties is very wide in this segment, NAK told us. In 2021, onion production took place in Hungary on a total of 1,574 hectares. At the same time, in the last decade there has been a reorganization of ...

Source: Agrarszektor