Abstract
The objective of thsi study was to compare economic aspects of superintensive and intensive apple production.According to our results, conclusions and recommendations regarding the establishment of superintensive orchards are the followings: A yield of 60 tons per hectare in the average of the mature years provide a quite late payback, in this way yield losses should be avoided in the plantation of such a huge capital requirement. When yield losses happen, which cannot be avoided or may be avoided only in a limited way, up to 65 to 70 tons per hectare yield should be reached even in good years, in order to yield the average 60 tons per hectare in the long run. In this case yield losses from production technological mistakes must not be arisen. Inputs and professional expertise should be used in a maximum way in order to reach yields ensuring profitable production. Investment subsidies may ensure safer return. The return of a superintensive orchard from totally own sources may be risky under the domestic marketing conditions and selling prices, it is strongly uncertain.
Highlights
Greater number of superintensive apple orchards with Knipp trees and hail netting was established even in Hungary during the past years, which have already been determinant in Western-Europe for one to one and a half decades
In our present study the cost and profit relations of intensive and superintensive apple orchards cultivated on a high standard and being in good conditions are considered for the calculations of investment analysis on return
The major conclusions and recommendations regarding the establishment of superintensive orchards are the followings: A yield of 60 tons per hectare in the average of the mature years provide a quite late payback, in this way yield losses should be avoided in the plantation of such a huge capital requirement
Summary
Greater number of superintensive apple orchards with Knipp trees and hail netting was established even in Hungary during the past years, which have already been determinant in Western-Europe for one to one and a half decades. Our objective in this study is to determine that what cost and profit relations are realized during the production and under what conditions an up-to-date superintensive apple orchard cultivated in an excellent way and on a high technological standard may be profitable. To other branches of the national economy, our apple production has been in a deep crisis for a long time. This is well indicated by the continuous, unstoppable yield decrease since the last decade in comparison with 1970’ies and 1980’ies, when the annual yield reached the 1 million tons. In 1995, it hardly exceeded the 300 thousand tons (Gonda, 2000)
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