The apple yield may be above average

The apple yield to be about 25 percent higher than the 10-year average, 730 thousand tons of which 25 to 30 percent are edible apples and 70-75 percent industrial apples, Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture toldon Monday at the opening press conference of the autumn apple promotion campaign.

He said that it is of the utmost importance that Hungarian apple production is better adapted to the needs of the market, thus increasing its competitiveness and the quality of the cultivation technology contributing to it. This gives producers the ability to produce a lower unit costs and with more efficiency.