Hungary's wheat crop was expected to surge to 5.3 million tonnes this year from 2.93 million tonnes in 2003, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday in its crop progress report.
This year's crop forecasts predict an above-average crop, a turnaround from last year's unusually poor harvests which suffered from a long and cold winter and a prolonged drought from spring to summer.
The ministry added that the barley crop was estimated to come in at 1.32 million tonnes against last year's 825,000 tonnes, it added.
The ministry also said the triticale crop was estimated at 582,000 tonnes, up from 287,000 tonnes last year.
The rye crop was also seen rising to 120,396 tonnes from 99,000 tonnes.
The ministry's report also confirmed traders' earlier comments that abundant rains in May helped the development of the crop, but the accompanying cold also delayed plant growth and increased the danger of fungal diseases.
It said that most grains - with the exception of autumn barley - showed signs of both fungi and wheat pests, especially powdery mildew.
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