One of Hungary’s favourite summer product in big trouble

The frost in early April did not help the crops, causing major damage to Hungarian apricot production.

At the beginning of April, temperatures were between minus 3 and minus 8 degrees Celsius in Hungary, which was bad news for apricots, one of Hungary’s favourite summer fruits.

According to napi.hu, in some farms, production losses can reach 90-100 percent. In the lowlands, there is hardly any crop left, and even in the higher altitudes more than half of the harvest was destroyed.

“In addition, most orchards are under very strong Monilia pressure, which will be a problem for sour cherries, but Stigmina and aphid infestations have also been reported,” fruitveb.hu writes.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), extreme weather conditions are certain to persist until 2060. The loss of production could lead to a significant price hike, the extent of which cannot yet be projected by experts.