Fazekas Sándor: the Hungarian agriculture reached a historic record this year

The production of the Hungarian agriculture in 2016 reached a historical record – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel on Wednesday.

As an example he mentioned that Hungary has become the largest sunflower producer of the European Union this year. The average 3 tons per hectare yield is a world record. This year's 9 million tons of maize harvest is the second best in history, the average yield of rape is also a world record with 3.2 tons. In case of winter wheat the yield per hectare is 5.4 tons. (MTI)