The long-lasting cold caused damages in the autumn crop

Because of the bad weather most of the autumn sowings developed poorly in Hajdú-Bihar county, due to continuous cold the situation deteriorated further – the regional president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) told at a press conference in Debrecen on Wednesday.

Szabó Sándor said that although the assessment of the damages has not begun yet, the autumn sowings can be in a 50 percent condition.

Last fall, winter wheat was sown on 52.2 thousand hectares in Hajdú-Bihar county, rye on 1450 hectares, and winter barley on more than 15 thousand hectares, triticale on 6700 hectares, and winter cabbage rape on 5300 hectares – he added. (MTI)