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This is the season of sweet chestnuts in Hungary

Chestnut Kernel
Hungary
Published Oct 21, 2021

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Sweet chestnuts are also native to Hungary, but they are very demanding and must be grown to meet special ecological requirements: balanced, wetter weather and acidic soils. For this reason, it is only possible to grow on a farm-scale in some parts of the country, such as in the South Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia, and Börzsöny Mountains. It is typically a small-scale plant, similar to hazelnuts. The plantations planted in the 1970s, with a total area of about 450 hectares, are now almost completely extinct, and there are no major plantations in the country. Most of the annual yield is still mainly planted with scattered chestnuts and wild stands. photo: pixabay.com The national annual yield is typically between 200-500 tons, which can be attributed to the small number of plantations and the lack of cultivation technology developments. Our exports are negligible, but there is a significant demand in the manufacturing industry, so we need imports. Imports annually between 2000-2500 tons per year, worth HUF 1-1.2 billion, typically from Italy.

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Sweet chestnuts are also native to Hungary, but they are very demanding and must be grown to meet special ecological requirements: balanced, wetter weather and acidic soils. For this reason, it is only possible to grow on a farm scale in some parts of the country, such as in the South Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia and Börzsöny Mountains. It is typically a small-scale plant, similar to hazelnuts. The plantations planted in the 1970s, with a total area of about 450 hectares, are now almost completely extinct, and there are no major plantations in the country. Most of the annual yield is still mainly planted with scattered chestnuts and wild stands. photo: pixabay.com The national annual yield is typically between 200 and 500 tons, which is due to the small number of plantations and the lack of cultivation technology developments. Our exports are negligible, but there is a significant demand in the manufacturing industry, so we need imports. Imports range from 2000 to 2500 tons ...
Source: AgroTrend
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