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The irrigation season to be extended
From this year, the government will extend the period of agricultural water use, in which farmers will have access to irrigation water at a discounted price – the Minister of...
Read moreDrought can cause hundreds of billions of losses to Hungarian farmers
Drought can cause hundreds of billions of loss of income for Hungarian farmers – the head of the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told M1 news channel. In the past one...
Read moreCereal growers: because of the drought, only one third of wheat and rape has become good quality
Due to drought, only one third of wheat and rapeseed became good quality, well below the average of 50-55 percent in the past five years – the president of the...
Read moreGerman farmers: almost three billion euros drought damage
Almost three billion euros (966 billion forints) damage happened to the German farmers due to the low precipitation weather of the recent months, according to the first estimates made after...
Read moreDrought reduced German grain yields
The German Raiffeisen Alliance summed up the harvest results and lowered the expected yields of maize again – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Germans have not reached such bad results since 1994. This...
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The European vegetable sector is in a huge crisis
According to the European Association of Vegetable and Fruits Producers (PROFEL), farmers have not experienced a similar crisis over the past 40 years. The drought continued in July, so yields...
Read moreThe European agriculture was badly affected by drought
It seems that other countries in Europe have also suffered from the shortage of rain until the rainfalls of June arrived – agrarszektor.hu wrote. By now, it is certain that...
Read moreThe Agrarian Chamber tests the drought monitoring system
The complex water scarcity forecasting system established by the National Water Directorate General (OVF) is a major step forward in the fight against drought. The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)...
Read moreBrutal drought caused 100 billion HUF damages to the corn
This year’s summer heat caused up to 100 billion HUF damages to the corn producers – agrarszektor.hu wrote. According to the harvest results so far, yield is more than 2...
Read moreDrought causes forty billion HUF damages each year
The drought causes about forty billion HUF damages everyyear in Hungary – Láng István, Technical Deputy Director General of the National Directorate of Water Resources told M1 news channel. Láng...
Read moreFAO Report: dry areas of the Earth should be handled with special attention
Special attention should be paid to the dry areas of the world, because climate change will further strengthen the negative effects of droughts, desertification and land degradation – the report...
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Potato prices are rising
The price of potatoes are increasing explosively since last autumn. Compared to the previous year now 40-50 percent have to be paid for potatoes – Népszabadság Online wrote on the...
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Domestic garlic is running out
Experts say that because of the drought 15-20 percent less garlic was grown in 2015 than in the year before, because this plant is essentially produced around Makó without irrigation....
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Magazine: Optimistic start of the year in agriculture
The majority of farmers would be satisfied this year if agriculture’s output – at least in crop yield – would reach the same level as two years ago. So far...
Read more92 percent of the corn is in the granaries
The harvesting works are approaching to the end in Zala county. More than 90 percent of the corn produced on 40 thousand hectares have already been transported to the granaries....
Read moreLess tobacco due to the drought
Because of the drought, less tobacco has been grown this year – the President of the Hungarian National Association of Tobacco Growers (MADOSZ) told MTI on Thursday. Bényei Illés, head...
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