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Report: Hungarian Tomato Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hungarian Tomato Day was held for the first time on 29 June 2022, welcoming visitors to M\u00f3rahalom with 33 industry exhibitors and focusing on the field of greenhouse tomato production. More than 200 participants attended the full\u2011day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program of the professional day centered around topics directly related to greenhouse tomato production, marketing, and the implementation of necessary investments (subsidies, loans), and the presentations also introduced solution alternatives to the most current production challenges as well as the latest innovations in greenhouse technologies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global economic situation, the rising cost of energy and inputs, and the Russian\u2013Ukrainian war are also affecting greenhouse tomato growers, while at the same time new opportunities may open up for them even in this difficult environment, for example in trade. In addition to changes in subsidies and financing, the professional day therefore addressed export opportunities, the outlook for competitors, and of course the technological and technical innovations that enhance efficiency, as well as breeding efforts against tomato brown rugose fruit virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anik\u00f3 Juh\u00e1sz, Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy at the Ministry of Agriculture, emphasized that horticulture will continue to be a priority product chain in the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growers can continue to rely on investment support,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

although the conditions are expected to become stricter. She also noted that the establishment of producer groups will continue to be supported, and that resources will also be allocated to small ornamental horticulture enterprises and to green investments. The latter aim to increase the energy self\u2011sufficiency of farms and reduce energy dependence, improve energy efficiency, promote the use of renewable energy sources, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions and overall energy consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

01 AM_dr.-Juhasz-Aniko<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The current economic environment is not the most favorable for investment, yet those who have already developed their operations will now be at an advantage, as emphasized by D\u00e1vid Holl\u00f3si as well. According to the Managing Director of the Agriculture and Food Industry Division of MKB Bank Plc. and Takar\u00e9kbank Ltd., due to Covid and the war, consumers are spending a larger share of their income on food than before\u2014especially in Western Europe\u2014which may also stimulate tomato exports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agricultural loan portfolio has grown enormously over the past 15 years, but it is still underfinanced compared to Western Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Banks\u2019 confidence in agriculture has increased, and the rising value of the food economy is attracting new investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

04 MKB-Takarek<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Polish and Dutch competitors are suffering from high energy prices. In Poland, the total cost of greenhouse tomato production has doubled in the past year. Greenhouses are mainly heated with coal, the price of which has risen sharply, and supply from Russia is unreliable. As a result, heating costs per hectare have reached 200,000 euros, accounting for more than 40 percent of total costs. Labor costs and packaging costs have also increased significantly, as retailers require tomatoes to be delivered in cardboard boxes. Polish growers are therefore expected to plant later than usual, grow their own seedlings instead of purchasing them, and seek changes in packaging, according to Wojciech Sekalski, Central European Director of Grodan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A survey shows that in the Netherlands, 40 percent of greenhouse growers are permanently or temporarily ceasing production due to the energy crisis. They face serious financial difficulties, and many cannot afford to switch to alternative energy sources. By January this year, energy prices had doubled, and by March they had tripled compared to the 2015 baseline. Moreover, gas suppliers no longer offer fixed\u2011price contracts once existing ones expire. Since Dutch gas fields were shut down due to earthquake risks, the country is dependent on imported gas. A gas emergency plan is being prepared, although it is not expected to affect horticulture for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A helyzetet s\u00falyosb\u00edtja a munkaer\u0151hi\u00e1ny, \u00e9s az, hogy a k\u00f6lts\u00e9gek emelked\u00e9s\u00e9t m\u00e1r nem tudj\u00e1k \u00e1th\u00e1r\u00edtani a keresked\u0151kre, fogyaszt\u00f3kra, n\u00f6vekszik az \u00e1ruh\u00e1zakban az olcs\u00f3bb term\u00e9kek mennyis\u00e9ge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uncertainty is high, and therefore the cultivated area has decreased. However, the Minister for Climate and Agriculture has promised measures to save the horticultural sector, as explained in a video presentation by Edit P\u00e1pai, Economic and Science Diplomatic Attach\u00e9 at the Embassy of Hungary in the Netherlands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

05 Energiaarak-hatasa-a-Holland-hajtatott-paradicsomtermesztesre_Papai-Edit_kulgazdasagi-attase_Haga<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In Hungary, out of the current 3,450\u20133,500 hectares of protected vegetable\u2011growing area, 220\u2013250 hectares are greenhouses \u2014 of which 25\u201330 hectares are seedling\u2011raising facilities \u2014 600\u2013700 hectares are block\u2011foil structures, and 750\u2013850 hectares are polytunnels. Of the 480\u2013500 thousand tonnes of vegetables produced under protection, 130\u2013140 thousand tonnes are tomatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within the framework of the still ongoing 2014\u20132020 Rural Development Programme, calls for proposals opened from 2016 onwards will result in the construction of 110\u2013120 hectares of modern greenhouses, and 80\u201385% of these will grow tomatoes or are planned to do so. Today, the majority of tomatoes are already produced in modern greenhouses. Thanks to advanced technical solutions, specific yields have increased significantly: in year\u2011round production, truss and loose types yield 55\u201365 kilograms per square metre, and in houses covered with diffuse glass even up to 70 kilograms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Loose tomatoes have largely been replaced by truss types, and over the past four to five years the production of cherry, cocktail, and snack types has increased significantly. Between 90\u201395% of tomatoes are sold on the domestic market. From mid\u2011March to the end of November, Hungary is self\u2011sufficient in tomatoes. Tomatoes are trending, and thanks to excellent quality and the strength of producer organizations, the market is performing well; moreover, the increasing supply resulting from new investments already allows for export. Our competitiveness in neighbouring markets is improving due to rising transport costs, as well as the difficulties faced by Polish and Dutch growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

03 DelKerTESZ_Jano-Imre<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The use of geothermal energy (thermal water) also provides a competitive advantage over foreign growers who heat with expensive gas or coal\n\u2014 as emphasized at the event. Profitability, however, can be further increased through the modern solutions presented at Hungarian Tomato Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

02 Certhon-Tomato-conference-29-06-2022-final<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Besz\u00e1mol\u00f3: Magyar Paradicsom Napja J\u00fanius 29-\u00e9n ker\u00fclt el\u0151sz\u00f6r megrendez\u00e9sre a Magyar Paradicsom Napja, amely a hajtatott \u00fcvegh\u00e1zi paradicsomtermeszt\u00e9s ter\u00fclet\u00e9re f\u00f3kusz\u00e1lva v\u00e1rta 33 \u00e1gazati ki\u00e1ll\u00edt\u00f3val a M\u00f3rahalomra ell\u00e1togat\u00f3 \u00e9rdekl\u0151d\u0151ket. A teljes napos rendezv\u00e9nyen t\u00f6bb, mint 200 f\u0151 vett r\u00e9szt. A szakmai nap programja kimondottan a hajtatott paradicsom termel\u00e9s\u00e9hez, \u00e9rt\u00e9kes\u00edt\u00e9s\u00e9hez a termeszt\u00e9shez sz\u00fcks\u00e9ges beruh\u00e1z\u00e1sok megval\u00f3s\u00edt\u00e1s\u00e1hoz (t\u00e1mogat\u00e1sok, hitelek) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1006,"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/356\/revisions\/1006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tomatoday.fruitveb.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}