The production volume of industrial tomatoes may increase by 38 percent this year

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According to KSH data, the import of fresh or chilled tomatoes in the first eight months of 2023 increased to 15.4 thousand tons (+9 percent) compared to the same period of the previous year. Imports from Spain decreased to 4.79 thousand tons (-2 percent), while imports from Slovakia increased to 4.24 thousand tons (+10 percent) and from Turkey to 1.94 thousand tons (+6 percent). The export of tomatoes rose to 14.73 thousand tons (+34 percent), mainly to the Czech Republic (5.55 thousand tons) and Slovakia (4.07 thousand tons) during the observed period.

The price of several tomatoes has also increased

According to the data of AKI PÁIR, the producer price of domestic spherical tomatoes on the Budapest Wholesale Market was 8 percent (729 forints/kilogram), cluster tomatoes 6 percent (858 forints/kilogram), and cocktail tomatoes 9 percent (1,581 forints/kilogram). 1–46. week compared to the same period last year.

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