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Poppy seed: Lack of rain caused damage

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There have been bad conditions for months after sowing the winter poppy seed in Hungary. Because of the lack of rain, the poppy sowing has been significantly damaged. The loss is estimated around 20-30% of the total hectares.

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In 2021. the final hectares are around 8.000-9.000 Ha as per estimations, but official data are still not available.

In case the weather will not be enough rain during the Spring interval 2022. Hungarian poppy crop could get into trouble. Experts say 300-400 mm precipitations are missing from the soil, which means a terrible forecast for grains and other oils seeds.

Regarding the last year’s crop, because of the low level of the stocks, the Hungarian suppliers will be forced to import blue poppy from the Czech Rep to cover the Hungarian domestic demand until Easter.

Latest market prices

Czech blue poppy seed < 25 mg 2,04 EUR/Kg FCA CZ
Hungarian blue poppy seed <10 mg  1.98 EUR/Kg FCA HU
French poppy seed > 25 mg 1.75 EUR/Kg FCA FR
Spanish poppy seed > 25 mg 1.50 EUR/Kg FCA ES
Turkish poppy seed > 25 mg 1.85 EUR/Kg FCA TR