At this time last year, according to statistics, a kilo of parsley root cost HUF 600-800 (1.92-2.55 Euro) for retail sale and HUF 400-500 (1.28-1.60 Euro) in the wholesale market.
Ledó Ferenc, president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization (FruitVeB), said that growers planted less parsley because of the uncertainty generated by the Russian embargo and the considerable import volumes in winter and spring, mainly from Poland, which kept prices low. The planted acreage this year has totalled 1400-1500 hectares; a drop compared to the 1,900 hectares of recent years.
Source: agrarszektor.hu
