We expect excellent Hungarian melons this year
The sale of Hungarian melons has started, domestic producers are expected to harvest 125-130 thousand tons of watermelons and, according to estimates, 10-12 thousand tons of cantaloupe from the fields during the summer season. Based on the forecasts, the melon season promises to be good, which means that the delicious domestic fruit can sweeten the summer of many Hungarian families.
In Hungary, the average annual consumption is around 10 kg/person. In addition to domestic consumption of around 100,000 tons, around 20,000 to 25,000 tons can be exported, the largest part of which goes to the Polish, German, Czech and Slovak markets, explained Pál Lacházi, Syngenta’s melon specialist. “This is extremely important, as we can fully serve the domestic market with domestic goods. Experience shows that it is not possible to sell more melons in Hungary than at present. Fortunately, even before the start of the season, good news came from European countries regarding the export market demand. It can be expected that there will be a place to sell some of the Hungarian melons.
On the part of the supermarket chains, there is an increasing demand for round watermelons weighing less than 10 kilograms, in addition to this, the proportion of seedless melons also shows an increasing trend year by year, both on the production side and in consumer demand. Watermelons of classic weight and shape, of high quality, with excellent content values, are in demand primarily in the traditional sales markets.
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