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The corn and sunflower yield forecast has been changed

By the beginning of September, agricultural chamber yield estimation data based on both satellite and producer data are available for domestic corn and sunflower. For the former, the third lowest...

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Drought-stricken crop prospects: tragic domestic corn and sunflower harvest in 2024

By the beginning of September, final estimates of this year’s Hungarian corn and sunflower harvest will be available, which were prepared by the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) based...

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Corn can be replaced with sorghum due to the drought

This year, extreme weather, especially drought, caused severe damage across Europe, especially in Central and South-Eastern Europe and Southern Europe. The drought resulted in significant crop losses in Hungary as...

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Outstanding hybrids, efficient technology – Syngenta presented its new solutions

The farmers who visited the Syngenta crop-EX events, where they could view the company’s wide range of corn and sunflower hybrids and experience the impact of innovative, modern technology in...

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The drought took a toll on the corn in the Tolna county

Among the arable crops, corn grown on 66.5 thousand hectares was the most affected by the weeks of drought and heat in Tolna County, the Tolna County Directorate of the...

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According to preliminary estimates, there will be enough corn for domestic needs

Despite the crop-reducing effects of the drought, this year’s corn harvest can meet domestic needs, so imports are not expected to be necessary, according to preliminary data prepared by the...

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Sweet corn cultivation in Hungary: the heat is a problem

Sweet corn is currently grown on 24,000-25,000 hectares in Hungary, 90 percent of which is irrigated. However, due to the hot weather of the past few days, the harvest is...

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NAK-FruitVeB: sweet corn producers expect a good season

Producers are expecting a good season this year, with plenty of fresh sweet corn reaching the processing industry and consumers’ tables, according to the overview of the National Chamber of...

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Agrometeorology: dry, warm weather is ideal for harvesting

The dry, warm weather is ideal for harvesting, but the drought is intensifying in the central parts of the country, summer crops would need rain, HungaroMet Zrt. wrote in its...

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The EU authorizes the use of genetically modified corn as food and feed

The European Commission has authorized the use of two varieties of genetically modified corn as food and feed, the Brussels body announced on Tuesday. The commission’s authorization decision allows these...

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Sweet corn is available for pennies

2024 is clearly the year of weather and market changes in the domestic fruit and vegetable market. By now, customers have gotten used to the fact that the shift in...

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Agrometeorology: the rain was good for sunflowers and corn, but not for wheat and canola waiting to be harvested

The rainy weather of the past week was good for sunflowers and corn, but not for wheat and canola, which are still waiting to be harvested, HungaroMet Zrt wrote in...

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Maize production may increase slightly at the EU level

In the May projection of the International Grains Council (IGC), the 2024/2025 indicates a global corn harvest of 1,220 million tons, which is 5 million tons less than last year....

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Agrometeorology: the rainy early summer period associated with the Medárd day started weeks earlier

This year, the rainy early summer period associated with Medárd’s Day began weeks earlier than usual: the rainy and thundery weather of the past three weeks significantly reduced the accumulated...

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Corn sowing begins in Zala County

In the middle of April, corn, sunflower and soybeans are sown in Zala County. The planned sowing area of corn is almost 30,000 hectares, and that of sunflower exceeds 5,000...

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The export volume of wheat and barley increased in 2023

The export value and foreign trade assets of cereals were the highest among the 24 agricultural and food product groups in 2023 as well.In 2022, the share of the grain...

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Hungarian corn producers received six billion forints in compensation

A total of HUF 5.9 billion in compensation payments were made by the end of last year to mitigate the losses of Hungarian farmers who suffered damage as a result...

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The price of corn seed rose by 30 percent

Maize was grown on 28,327 hectares in 2022, which showed a 10 percent decrease in area compared to the previous period. 93,718 tons of metal were locked using 335 types....

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It is not good news that the price of corn is falling

Corn prices fell to their lowest level in three years as supply from the United States and Brazil increased and demand stagnated. Although as a result of this, food price...

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Go for the KMÉ trademark quick-frozen green beans!

When you’ve had enough of meat dishes, it’s sometimes a good idea to get a bag of quick-frozen vegetables from the freezer, from which you can quickly throw together a...

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The average yield of potatoes is 25 percent higher than in 2022

The sunflower harvest was almost completely completed by November, 99.9 percent of the sown area was harvested, and 2 million tons of sunflowers were harvested from a total of 676.1...

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Extremes in the price of corn: uncertainty remains high

2023 will be a very memorable year for Hungarian farmers. In one year, the facts and hopes went through heaven and hell. The weather anomalies resulting from climate change and...

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The autumn harvest in Békés county has ended

The autumn harvest in Békés county has ended. Farmers are unhappy because of the low purchase prices and the damage caused by overgrown pucks.   The harvesting of sunflowers and...

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The average yields of corn and winter apples also doubled

Based on the data of the operational reports for the subject date of October 8, 97.7 percent of the sunflower sowing area has already been harvested, so far a total...

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Agrometeorology: the autumn-winter recharge of the soils has begun

In the past week, the weather turned wetter, and in the next few days, a significant amount of rain may fall across the country, the National Meteorological Service wrote in...

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This year, the Ukrainian grain harvest may be somewhat larger than last year

The Ukrainian agricultural consulting company APK-Inform has worsened its forecast for Ukraine’s grain harvest this year, but the amount will still modestly exceed last year. The organization calculates that this...

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Agrometeorology: the developing canola would need rain a lot

The developing rapeseed needs a lot of rain, but the cold front arriving on Sunday will bring only little precipitation, and morning frosts are expected again in the first half...

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AM: most of the sunflowers have already been harvested

Based on the latest report of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy, the readiness for harvesting sunflowers produced on 676,000 hectares this year has risen to 92 percent and has...

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Agrometeorology: at the beginning of next week, the first autumn frosts may appear in frost-prone areas

Favorable, mostly dry weather for harvesting continues, but the first autumn frost may appear on Monday, the National Meteorological Service wrote in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday. Although several weather...

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Autumn harvest situation

Based on the latest report of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy, the readiness of the sunflower harvest, which was produced on 676 thousand hectares this year, has risen to...

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