NAK-FruitVeB: Last year’s sweet corn yield is likely

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The situation is not so bright in the southern part of the country, and farmers can expect a weaker harvest in the southern counties of the country. According to expectations, last year’s yield is likely on average nationwide – the analysis added.

The price of sweet corn for the fresh market is typically still high at the beginning of the season, but prices will also decrease from mid-August

The fresh product is primarily produced by small producers, typically on 0.5-1 hectare areas. In order to be able to appear on the market with sweet corn as soon as possible, it is also grown under foil in some places. Thanks to this, the first shipments can appear in stores at the end of May or beginning of June. This is followed by transplanted corn, which is now being grown on more and more farms. Thanks to the use of different cultivation methods and scheduled sowing, producers can supply the domestic market with fresh sweet corn from the end of May to the beginning of October – the overview highlighted.

Sweet corn is grown on about 24 thousand hectares in Hungary, and a significant part of the sweet corn produced is processed by the canning industry

The season has already started for processors, and it seems that the Chinese import pressure experienced in recent years is easing, after the European Union imposed retroactive tariffs on canned sweet corn coming from China. The experts also mentioned that the taste of sweet corn is primarily determined by its sugar content, which is highest in its tender, so-called milky-ripening state. Accordingly – following market trends – supersweet varieties have gradually spread over the past decade, and are now dominant in Hungarian production.

MTI