Hungary Agriculture

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Agriculture, vine-growing and breeding play a very important role in the Hungarian economy. Hungary is self-sufficient for almost all the soil products, it exports a quarter of its harvest. However, the sector remains very unsettled because of the questioning of the structures and the liberalization of prices and exchanges.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 5 ,045,000 hectares in Hungary.

Number of farms:

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Corn	5,000,000	1,220,000	40,984

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Pigs	5,335,000
Cattle	857,000

Number of tractors:

92,250

Irrigated land (surface area):

210,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
almost non existant	almost non existant

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

22 866 Tm.