Hungary banned the import of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine until June to protect the interests of local producers, just like in Poland, according to the official news agency MTI.
“Current market trends can cause such serious damage to Hungarian agriculture and emergency measures must be taken to avoid them,” Agriculture Minister Istvan Nagy said in a statement released on Saturday evening, in which he cited low import prices from neighboring Ukraine.
The minister added that the European Union (EU) should take measures and rethink the corridors of solidarity, that is, the balanced distribution of Ukrainian products among the countries of the community.
The Hungarian ban is temporary and will last until June 30, which, according to the official statement, may be enough to take long-term measures in the EU and thereby find a solution to the problem.
Relations between Hungary and Ukraine are strained as Kyiv accuses Budapest of supporting Russia’s interests, and Hungarians criticize the alleged infringement of the rights of ethnic minorities in the neighboring country, including about 150,000 Hungarians.
Poland also announced on Saturday a temporary ban on imports of grain and dozens of other agricultural products from Ukraine.
Other Eastern European countries such as Bulgaria and Romania have also turned to Brussels for a solution as their producers cannot compete with Ukrainian prices.
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Source: CM Jornal
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