There will be enough supply of garlic in Hungary

Published Nov 24, 2022

Tridge summary

The Central Statistical Office has reported a decrease in the area and yield of garlic in the last five years, with yield ranging from 5.2 to 7.9 thousand tons and exports falling by 41% to 272 tons in the first eight months of 2022. However, garlic imports in the EU increased by 19% to 1.87 thousand tons, with a 153% increase in imports from Spain and an 82% decrease from the Netherlands. The EU is a net exporter of garlic, with exports to the community standing at 76.1 thousand tons and imports at 50.1 thousand tons in 2021, and imports of fresh garlic increasing by 10% to 41.1 thousand tons in the first eight months of 2022, mainly from China and Egypt.

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According to data from the Central Statistical Office, the area and yield of garlic shows a decreasing trend: the yield has been between 5.2 and 7.9 thousand tons in the last five years. The import of garlic increased by 19 percent to 1.87 thousand tons between January and August this year compared to the same period of the previous year. From Spain, 153 percent more garlic than a year ago (1.31 thousand tons), but at the same time 82 percent less garlic (73 tons) arrived from the Netherlands. Annual exports are 400–680 tons, which are mainly directed to neighboring countries. In the first eight months of this year, garlic exports fell by 41 percent to 272 tons in an annual comparison, according to the publication. AKI points out that, based on Eurostat data, Spain sells the most fresh garlic on the internal market of the European Union, followed by the Netherlands, which lags behind by orders of magnitude. Compared to last year's base, Spain delivered 5 percent (67.7 thousand ...

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