Hungarian tobacco farmers harvested 4,327 tonnes last year, down 23 per cent from 2019, Budapest Business Journal reported.

The average yield dropped to 1,325 kg per hectare, the lowest level in 30 years, according to numbers from Hungarian tobacco growers’ association Madosz. The reasons given were bad weather and the aggravated conditions of labour-intensive work during the pandemic, the report said.
Hungary biggest tobacco company, Universal Leaf Tobacco Magyarorszag, said the quality of the crop it bought from local farmers was average or slightly below average.