According to official sources, Hungary has joined Poland in barring the import of grain and other food items from Ukraine in an attempt to safeguard its own agricultural economy.
The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture issued the temporary restriction late on Saturday night; it will run until June 30. As Russia barred access to the Black Sea, Ukrainian grain exports have been compelled to go via the European Union (EU), according to Xinhua News Agency.
Istvan Nagy, the minister of agriculture of Hungary, announced the ban on Facebook and said that his country will continue to advance the interests of farmers.
According to the ministry’s announcement, Hungary is temporarily banning the import of grain, oilseeds, and a number of other agricultural goods from Ukraine, much like Poland, in the absence of serious EU steps.
Following protests by Polish farmers, Poland placed its own temporary embargo on a number of Ukrainian items on Saturday.
The Hungarian ministry said that “exceptional measures must be put in place to delay” the present domestic market procedures since doing so would seriously harm Hungarian agriculture.
The statement also mentioned low-cost production methods that are not permitted in the EU, as well as duty-free and free trade opportunities, which have made it difficult for domestic and Central European farmers to compete by allowing large quantities of Ukrainian poultry, eggs, and honey to enter the European market.
