A new superfood is gaining ground in Hungarian stores; here's why more and more people are buying it

Published 2022년 1월 4일

Tridge summary

László Lengyel, a farmer in Kéthely, Somogy county, has been producing oil pumpkins with his family for the past four years, selling the oil under the full-time farming business. The family has seen increased sales and interest in their product, leading to a price increase in 2021 due to lower yields caused by unfavorable weather conditions. The labor-intensive cultivation and production of the oil, done mainly by hand, contribute to the product's cost. The small-scale producer in Gyenesdiás presses between 60 to 90 liters of pumpkin seed oil annually, selling it at around eight thousand forints per liter. Lengyel believes that the oil has health benefits, including aiding in the preservation of masculinity and preventing prostate problems, and notes that both cold-pressed and hot-pressed versions have their advantages in taste and yield. Hungary, especially the Great Plain and Northern Hungary, and neighboring Austria are significant markets for the pumpkin seed oil produced in Transdanubia.
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László Lengyel started growing oil pumpkins with his family in Kéthely, Somogy county, four years ago. They farm on half a hectare, full-time. At the request of the Agricultural Sector, he said, they had been selling pumpkin seed oil as a primary producer for a long time, and they had recently started selling in the producer market, which helped them a lot in promoting their product. As a result, their sales numbers have increased somewhat, and new buyers are also interested in pumpkin seed oil. At the same time, according to László Lengyel, prices had to be raised in 2021, as the weather was not favorable for oilseeds, the yield was lower compared to the previous year. While in 2020 a liter of hot-pressed pumpkin seed oil was sold for 5,000 forints, last year they asked for about 10 percent more for it. The higher price is also justified by the labor-intensive cultivation, as - after plowing the land with a machine - most of the work processes, including harvesting, are done by ...
Source: Agrarszektor

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