Hungary temporarily bans imports of agricultural products from Ukraine
The reason given is the low price, which prevents Hungarian farmers from competing with Ukrainian ones
Hungary has temporarily banned imports of agricultural products from Ukraine until 30 June.
This was announced by Hungarian Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy, 24.hu reports.
"The government is committed to representing the interests of Hungarian farmers, and in the absence of effective measures from the EU, it, like Poland, will temporarily ban the import of grains and oilseeds from Ukraine as well as some other agricultural products to Hungary," Nagy said.
According to him, the continuation of current market trends will cause serious damage to Hungarian agriculture. Therefore, it became necessary to take measures to prevent this.
Nagy emphasised that Ukrainian agriculture worked with production practices that were no longer used in the European Union. Due to this, Ukraine has started exporting large quantities of poultry, eggs and honey, as well as grains and oilseeds to the European market at extremely low production costs. In turn, this has resulted in Hungarian and Central European farmers being unable to sell their products.
The Hungarian minister noted that the restriction on imports to Hungary is temporary. It will last until 30 June 2023. During this time, measures should be taken to find a solution.
Previously. The day before, the Polish authorities decided to ban imports of grain and a number of other food products from Ukraine to protect its agricultural sector.
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