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This year’s harvest will be weak and the price of apples will rise

Due to extreme weather this year, 450,000 tons of apple production is expected, which is half of last year’s figure and 25 percent lower than the ten-year average yield, so...

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FruitVeB: up to 10-15 percent less watermelon may grown this year

The President of the FruitVeB Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Intergovernmental Organization and Product Board expects 10-15 percent less, 160-180 thousand tons of watermelon production. Ledó Ferenc told MTI that due...

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The melon season starts with a smaller domestic supply

A larger amount of domestic melons are expected to be marketed from 1 July. The watermelon harvest can begin at the end of the week, early next week, so a...

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FruitVeB: lots of rain increase plant protection spendings

The weekend storm caused damages on a few thousand hectares in the orchards, but fortunately in the major vegetable-growing districts, there was less destruction. But to the east of the...

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FruitVeB: What we can expect from the sour cherry season

European sour cherry production and market positions. Four countries, mainly Poland, Hungary, Serbia and Germany, make up about 300-400 thousand tons of production in the sour cherry market. Germany’s production...

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FruitVeB: a better than average apricot and medium peach harvest is expected

The Vice President of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product Council expects slightly more than the average 25,000 tons of apricot crop this year, while the...

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The rain caused significant damages in the open-field strawberry production

This year, the fungus infection and the rainy weather also caused significant damages to the open-field strawberry production. Apáti Ferenc Vice President of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization...

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FruitVeB: cherry crop can fall below 10,000 tons

Due to the heavy rainfall, fewer than 10,000 tons of cherry can be produced in Hungary, so it can be more expensive than last year – the director of the...

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FruitVeB: Producers can harvest more tomatoes and cucumbers this year

From a smaller production area this year, the producers can harvest 5-10 percent more tomatoes and 5 percent more cucumbers from heated glass and foil houses – FruitVeB predicts. Ledó...

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Strawberries are expensive

Although the strwberry season started well in the middle of April, the cool weather slowed the ripening of the fruit, and the prices are also higher than usual – Világgazdaság...

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FruitVeB: special attention has to be paid to the protection of vegetables and orchards due to the rainy weather

The amount of rain that has fallen in the previous days has been good for both vegetables and fruits, and helped their growth, but the cool and rainy weather favors...

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Nagy István: without the latest technologies the fruit and vegetable sector cannot be successful

We need to give space to the newest technologies in the Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector, because without them it will not be successful – the Minister of Agriculture said...

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FruitVeB: rainy weather was good for horticultural crops

The rainy weather of the past few weeks has been good for outdoor horticultural crops, but rain also increases the risk of infections – FruitVeB explains in its latest report...

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FruitVeB: despite extreme weather, this year’s strawberries crop is good

The winter and spring frosts did not cause significant damage to strawberry plantations this year, so producers, like in the average yield years, can harvest about 15,000 tons of strawberries...

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FruitVeb: domestic vegetables will be cheaper from May

Home-grown vegetables will be cheaper from May, after the warm weather has accelerated the ripening of plants grown in foil and greenhouses. Cabbage, radish, early carrot, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, snake...

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FruitVeB: weekend rainfall was good for the farmers and the orchards

The precipitation of the sown vegetable seeds and the flowering of the fruits was helped by the rainfall at the weekend, but it did not provide the necessary amount –...

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FruitVeB: drought adversely affects the fruit and vegetable production areas

Drought has a negative impact on the fruit and vegetable production areas. Currently 120-160 millimeter rainfall is needed in the soil – Ledó Ferenc, President of the FruitVeB Inter-Professional Organization...

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FruitVeB calls to start the irrigation season sooner

The extraordinary drought in the Southern Great Plain makes it impossible to sow and grow on thousands of hectares – according to FruitVeB’s press release. The sowing of green peas,...

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Apple juice will be made of edible apple

Fruits stored in cold stores as edible apples have suffered such a loss of quality in the autumn that – as a remedy for the damage – the juice plants...

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Lédó Ferenc was elected as the agricultural professional of the year

The jury awarded the agricultural professional of the year 2018 title to Lédó Ferenc, chairman of the FruitVeb Vegetable-Fruit Interprofessional Organization – Privátbankár.hu wrote. According to the announcement of the...

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European oversupply and weak quality are undermining the domestic apple market

The quality of edible apple originally stored for human consumption is much weaker than usual, so it can only be sold for industrial purposes – Világgazdaság Online wrote. The plant...

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Farkas Sándor: the largest gardening development of the last quarter century to take place

Based on the resources available and the support needs submitted, the most significant horticultural development of the last quarter century can take place until the end of the current EU...

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FruitVeB: vegetable production is similar to last year’s and can be around 1.9 million tonnes

Some vegetables, including peppers and green peas, have been damaged by the long drought weather, but the warmth was good for sweet corn; record-breaking crop is expected. Vegetable production can...

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The plum season was average

In the average season, about 60-65 thousand tons of plums can be harvested by the farmers – magyaridok.hu wrote. Hunyadi István, the director of the Vegetable-Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product...

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FruitVeB: weather badly affected the production of onions

The dry weather badly affected the cultivation of onions and potatoes, while sunflower and tomato closed a good year – the Executive Director of the FruitVeB’s Hungarian Vegetables and Fruit...

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The apple yield may be above average

The apple yield to be about 25 percent higher than the 10-year average, 730 thousand tons of which 25 to 30 percent are edible apples and 70-75 percent industrial apples,...

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FruitVeb: this year’s grape production can have good quality and large quantities

Good quality and large quantities of grapes are expected this year – Domján Erika, managing director of the FruitVeb Hungarian Vegetables and Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product Board told M1...

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FruitVeb: it is expected that 700-750 thousand tons of apples to be grown this year

Hungarian producers expect to harvest 700-750 thousand tons of apples this year, which is 20-30 percent more than the previous year’s harvest – Domján Erika, managing director of the FruitVeb...

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FruitVeb: it is difficult to protect against high heat

Vegetable and plant growers face difficulties to prevent the deterioration of the crop in the high heat. They use modern technology, variety selection and abundant irrigation – Ledó Ferenc, the...

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Product council: the quality and quantity of the Érd cherry deteriorated due to weather conditions

Due to the weather, the quality and quantity of the Érd cherry declined – according to the FruitVeB Vegetables and Fruit Producing Interprofessional Organization and Product Board. In its report...

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