Ukrainian grain causing ādifficulties for Hungarian agricultureā
Ukrainian grain is causing ādifficulties for Hungarian agricultureā says Hungaryās Foreign Minister
Hungaryās Foreign Minister PĆ©ter SzijjĆ”rtĆ³ says the influx of Ukrainian grain is causing ātremendous difficulties for Hungarian agricultureā
PĆ©ter SzijjĆ”rtĆ³, Hungaryās Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, has spoken to the Ö÷²„“óŠć about his countryās decision, along with Poland and Slovakia, to ban agricultural imports from Ukraine. Warsaw has since struck a new deal with Kyiv to permit grain to transit through Poland.
Speaking to HARDtalkās Stephen Sackur, Mr SzijjĆ”rtĆ³ said the influx of grain and other foodstuffs from Ukraine had caused ātremendous difficulties for Hungarian agricultureā. Budapest, he said, had agreed to open transit routes through Hungary to third countries beyond the EU, but the grain had entered Central European markets and was āruining our agricultural sectorā.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union suspended customs duties and quotas on Ukrainian grain imports. Most of the grain was meant to be re-exported from the EU to third countries in the Middle East and Africa, but some has remained in Central Europe leading to protests by domestic producers who say the imports have caused prices to crash.
The European Commission has condemned the bans introduced on Ukrainian grain imports. The Commission said it was not up to individual member states to make trade policy.