FruitVeB: 1.8 million tons of vegetables can be harvested this year

This year, 1.8 million tons of vegetables are expected to be harvested in the country, about 100,000 tons more than last year – the chairman of the FruitVeB told MTI on Wednesday.

Ledó Ferenc said: that the cultivation area of the cultivated plants in 2017 is about 3,600 hectares, similar to 2016. The cultivation area of outdoor vegetables is somewhat higher than last year, 80,000 hectares compared to last year’s 76,000 hectares. (MTI)