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FAO: Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’
The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by...
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The level of mechanization is a question of competitiveness in agriculture
While we are happy with the past successes of the agrarian farm, we are interested in the agricultural and food industry enterprises and producers being able to carry out efficient...
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AKI: fewer tomatoes were grown in Hungary and globally
Globally and in Hungary, fewer industrial tomatoes were produced in 2022 than the previous year – the Agricultural Economics Institute (AKI) reports in its publication. In the summary published on...
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The productivity of agriculture can increase significantly
With the smart use of subsidies from the 2023-2027 EU development cycle in Hungarian agriculture, productivity can increase by one and a half times and the added value by two...
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When will the EU apple market breathe?
The apple market does not run smoothly. The EU apple harvest is higher than expected, but consumers are buying fewer apples and are generally more price conscious. However, according to...
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Meteorological service: soil recharge is gaining momentum
The recharge of the soils in autumn and winter is gaining momentum, and rainfall can be expected several times by the end of next week, the National Meteorological Service wrote...
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There are no economic obstacles to purchasing crops on the domestic grain market
Numerous indications have been received from producers that, contrary to the practice of the previous period, they are not able to sell their products, the economic actors who continue the...
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The beekeepers in Tiszántúl produced half as much honey because of the drought
Due to the summer drought, beekeepers were able to produce half of the usual amount of honey, mainly east of the Danube, the founding president of the Békés County Beekeepers’...
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NAK can give a membership fee discount of up to HUF 3.5 billion
In addition to the discounts so far, the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) will provide HUF 1 billion in membership fee discounts this year, and an expected HUF 2-2.5...
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The extreme drought further deepened the crisis in the fruit sector
The effect of this year’s historic drought was reflected in the condition of all fruit varieties. Among the fruits grown in the largest quantity, apples are expected to have the...
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70 percent of the sunflowers were harvested in Zala County
Nearly 70 percent of the sunflowers were harvested in Zala county, the average yield in the 6,000-hectare area was 2.5 tons, the county president of the National Chamber of Agricultural...
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KSH: this year, the yield of the five main ear crops did not reach 6 million tons in Hungary
Due to the lack of rainfall and heat waves, the yield of the five main grain crops – wheat, barley, rye, oats and triticale – fell significantly: the harvested amount...
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The value of rail transport has increased for the domestic grain market
In order to reach the markets of Ukrainian grain in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to securing the reopened sea corridor for export, the maintenance and expansion of...
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Meteorological Service: the drought has ended, the autumn recharge of the soils continues
In the rest of the week, several rains affecting large areas can be expected, thus the autumn recharge of the soils will continue – the National Meteorological Service wrote in...
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Food inflation: Rice under pressure, prices expected to boil over
Severe disruptions in global rice suppliers combined with a soaring demand for the grain could break the fragile balance between supply and demand, leading to price increases and, once again,...
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Report on the 2022 corn seed situation
The 2022 corn cultivation and seed propagation were basically determined by the lack of rainfall and the heat. In some regions, after July 2021, there was no significant rainfall during...
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According to the OVF, this year’s drought was severe, but not extraordinary
Although this year’s drought was very severe, it cannot be considered extraordinary: droughts of similar severity occur in Hungary every 20-50 years – states the National Water Directorate General (OVF)...
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Fighting drought is a strategic issue
In addition to Hungary’s climate conditions, the fight against drought is a strategic issue at the level of the national economy, the Minister of Agriculture said on Thursday in Nádudvar....
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The drought is so severe that the trees are begging the dogs! – online discourse on drought
After the dry months behind us, autumn and rainy weather finally arrived with the first of September. Based on the online discourse of the past year, the research team of...
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István Nagy: EUR 189 million in new support for small and medium-sized farms
With the enhanced support for the first hectares of farms, 189 million euros of resources will be regrouped to small and medium-sized farmers from 2023 – announced the Minister of...
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In trouble, logistics and water transport are also facing challenges
There are basically three things needed to transport goods by river: an operational ship, suitable goods and sufficient water. However, there are serious problems in virtually all of these areas...
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The price of coffee continues to rise
Brazil is the main producer of arabica, which accounts for roughly 70 percent of the world’s coffee production. Due to the drought affecting the country and transportation difficulties, we can...
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The drought killed all the crops
Where they didn’t irrigate, the entire crop grew, and where they did, much lower quality, smaller and more withered fruit was produced. The apple crop has never been as bad...
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There are also problems with the sugar crop due to the drought
Sugar producer Nordzucker expects group harvest to be below last year’s level due to the drought across large parts of Europe. The group will commence processing sugar beet on 3 September....
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Global tomato production will decrease, and tomatoes may even disappear from the shelves
Researchers expect global tomato production to decline as drought and rising temperatures affect key growing areas. What happened to tomatoes worldwide and in our country as a result of the...
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We received bad news about grapes, too
The summer heat waves that hit Europe were not good for the grapes, and due to the historic drought, the harvest in the continent’s largest wine regions started on average...
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“We can only harvest a small crop of poor quality at a huge cost” – farmers are in trouble
The rain arrived late in the eastern regions of the country, barely mitigating the damage caused by the historic drought. Farmers say that most of the crops are so burnt...
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There will be enough good quality seed, but more expensive
The drought overwrites everything, even the mandatory parameters for seeds. Gábort Polgár, the executive director of the Vetőmag Szövetség, spoke about this. This season, seed producers have to face not...
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The price of flour can rise drastically due to the drought
The price of bread can already be painful for many people, which is why it cannot be good news that the quantity and quality of cereals were lower than expected...
Read moreOVF: the drought has eased, the need for irrigation has decreased
Due to the wetter weather of the last few days and the amount of water coming from the watersheds of the large rivers, the drought has eased, and in addition,...
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