Hungary: Agricultural adversities and achievements in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in 2020
Hungary
Published Jan 19, 2021
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For Hungarian agriculture, the year 2020 was a very complex, multifaceted, struggling period. But despite the many negative effects, thanks to the expertise, the existing technical background and the variety composition, the long-term average was still produced in crop production - said Csaba Hubai Imre. The county president of the National Chamber of Agriculture also spoke about last year's adversities and achievements.
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In our county, in the first quarter of last year, the spring frosts caused problems in the orchards, especially in the almond and apricot orchards, said Csaba Hubai, the county president of the National Chamber of Agriculture, to the Szoljon.hu portal. Already in April, the lack of rainfall made life difficult for farmers. And in the summer and autumn, the heavy rainfall was already a problem, hindering the harvest of cereals. Then, in the autumn, sowing and soil preparation work were hampered by rain. In the winter, inland water patches have developed in several places, but farmers have not yet reported inland water in early January, he said. In Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, an average of 584.9 millimeters of rain fell last year, which was 59.3 millimeters higher than the long-term average. Some areas received an additional 50 to 70 millimeters more. June (107 millimeters), July and October were particularly rainy, and April (9.8 millimeters) was memorably dry. The average annual ...
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