Reporting frost damage

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Between April 6 and 9, there were unusually strong night frosts, which caused significant damage to flowering orchards. In many places, the temperature dropped permanently below -2 degrees Celsius during the night, which can cause significant yield losses in flowering crops, but frosts below -4 and -6 degrees Celsius also occurred. Apricots and almonds have bloomed almost nationwide, while peaches, cherries, sour cherries and plums are just starting to bloom or are already blooming, and the frosts caused serious damage to these crops, even with protection.

As the Ministry of Agriculture has also provided information, the agricultural damage mitigation system creates an opportunity to partially mitigate the damage caused by spring frost

Farmers affected by spring frost damage should definitely submit an electronic damage report to the agricultural damage assessment body (county government office). This is necessary so that – if the other support conditions are met – producers can receive compensation for the damage later. In order to be eligible for damage mitigation benefits, it is necessary to act carefully when reporting the damage.

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Spring frost occurs when the temperature at the risk location is minus 2°C or lower, measured at a height of two meters above ground level, in the spring period. Producers can find out more about this on the HungaroMet website. The damage notification must be made within fifteen days of the occurrence of the agricultural damage event. Since the deadline for the notification falls within the period of submission of the Single Application, the notification deadline is extended to 31 May 2025 at the latest. In the case of spring frost causing a decrease in yield, the occurrence of the agricultural damage event shall be considered to be the date when the frost occurs in the area affected by the damage.

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