John Deere is again the most popular tractor brand among Hungarian farmers
2022. June 27.More interesting news from the Hungarian agricultural sector, which can be found in the summary below.
MATE organises another student innovation competition
The Innovation Centre of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE) has organised the Student Innovation Programme again, for the second time.
The aim was to support students’ innovative ideas both professionally and financially.
The programme provided an opportunity for students’ ideas to be heard.
To this end, the Innovation 2.0 project competition was launched and the six best students were also given the opportunity to participate in the Validator incubator programme.
Innovation as a concept 1939.
Innovation has been present in the economy since 1939, and it means continuous innovation.
The University is focusing on this competition to bring the young generation to the forefront of development, to bring good ideas to life and to create new products and technologies.
The competition will continue in the autumn.
It was also said that MATE has been trying for several years to give its students the opportunity to develop their ideas and turn them into reality, but it cannot stop there.
It is also very important that ideas can be implemented and put into practice.
To this end, a Validator element will be added to the project competition, where those selected will be able to work with the best experts in their field on project work.
The winners of the competition will not only receive a certificate and a gift package, but also the opportunity to participate in the above-mentioned Validator incubation programme for 250,000 HUF.
John Deere was again the best-selling tractor brand for farmers
This May saw a stronger continuation of the trend seen in the same period of previous years, with a significant increase in the number of tractors sold for the first time in Hungary.
In May 2021, 277 tractors were registered, and this year 425 new tractors have been registered.
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Compared to 2021, the increase is 53.4 percent, which is a good indicator of the investment climate.
In May, the best-selling brand was John Deere (72 units), followed by Solis (66 units), New Holland (26 units), Fendt (22 units) and Claas (21 units) in the top 5.
John Deere has already sold 323 tractors to farmers in the first month of the year, giving it a market share of 16.81%.
Well behind it, Solis is second with 192 units (9.99% share), New Holland third with 145 units (7.55%), Fendt fourth with 126 units (6.56%) and Case fifth with 104 units (5.41%).
Hungarian slaughterhouses in a slump
According to a summary from an agricultural research institute, fewer livestock were slaughtered in Hungary in the first three months of the year than in the first quarter of last year.
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A total of 23 cattle were slaughtered between January and March in the year to March, a decrease of 1.2 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.
Pig slaughterings were down 8.2 per cent at 1.115 million.
Poultry saw an even steeper decline, with only 46.3 million head slaughtered, a drop of 18.5 percent.
Carcass weight, or cleaned weight, is also an important figure because it shows the amount of clean meat without losses.
For cattle it was 6,000 tonnes, for pigs 107,000 tonnes and for poultry 109 tonnes.
The highest proportion of poultry was chicken, at 86 percent.
The slaughter of geese also showed a very significant decrease, at 41 percent.
There was also a 62 per cent drop in duck slaughter, but these are not as significant as the proportion of geese to poultry was 3.4 per cent and 8.1 per cent for ducks.
It is interesting to note, however, that turkey slaughter was higher, resulting in a 3.6 percent increase, which was one and a half million head.
Sheep also saw a large drop, down 20 percent.
The number of slaughterings was around 9,000 head, which was equivalent to 40 tonnes live weight for the 850 ewes slaughtered.
This total had to be made because the EU obliges its member states to make a monthly total.
Wheat 8 percent more expensive than last year
Not only for food wheat, but also for maize, soya, rapeseed and sunflower seeds, we need to dig deeper into our pockets this year.
The weather has also played its part in the wheat harvest, with temperatures not being favourable.
After the cold weather at the beginning of April, temperatures in our region did not rise above average, so the crops were unable to develop properly.
The weather conditions also delayed the start of maize sowing, but the situation was more encouraging later on.
The average producer price for feed maize was 121.7 thousand forints per tonne, 47% higher than last year.
The change in soybean prices is even more striking, with April prices at 250.7 thousand forints/tonne excluding VAT and transport costs, up 66 percent on the previous period.