Grown peppers and tomatoes can now be found on store shelves all year round, and from mid-April the entire sector will be supplying not only the domestic but also the export markets with fresh, healthy goods. Although the pace of developments was broken by last year's unfavorable economic environment, according to the overview of the National Chamber of Agriculture and the Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Trade Organization (FruitVeB), the new rural development tenders can once again give impetus to the implementation of planned investments in the sector.
In recent years, dynamic developments have taken place in domestic greenhouse vegetable production, which were primarily aimed at increasing production efficiency and quality. According to the overview of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy and the Hungarian Vegetable and Fruit Trade Organization (FruitVeB), thanks to the developments, in addition to supplying the domestic market, exports have also continued to expand in the individual product categories. Although the upswing that started in 2016 was interrupted in 2022-2023 by the unfavorable economic environment and the increase in the cost of financing, the new rural development tenders expected in the period ahead may give another boost to the implementation of planned investments in the sector. According to the plans, the tender entitled "Support for post-harvest developments related to horticultural greenhouses and cold storages" will be published in May 2024, which is expected to be very popular among the players in the sector. In our country, farmers grow vegetable crops on a total of 3,090 hectares, 15 percent of the surfaces are greenhouses, 30 percent are heated block foil, and 55 percent are cold-pressed foil houses.
As a result of the developments, the efficiency of production improved
Tomato production in greenhouses increased by approximately 110 hectares, so it now exceeds 310 hectares. Of the 150-160 thousand tons of tomatoes produced here, 75-80 percent are berry and cluster tomatoes, the rest are cherry and cocktail tomatoes.
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