Hungary: The de minimis aid for the introduction of breeding bulls will be modified on the basis of professional principles

In 2019 and 2020, breeders' organizations issued certificates for aid applications for a total of 2562 individuals. Last year, despite the turmoil in the market due to the coronavirus, farmers bred a record number of freshly qualified bulls. Beef cattle farmers are satisfied with this support, which, in addition to contributing to the improvement of the quality of the domestic beef cattle herd, even increases the breeding spirit. Based on the experience of the last two application periods, it can be stated that the regulation has lived up to its promise and, with minor modifications, can effectively help to increase production efficiency and genetic standards and achieve other goals in the sector in the longer term. For faster genetic progress and quality improvement, it is important for farmers to buy freshly certified breeding bulls that represent the latest and apparently best genetics instead of older dads. To this end, and in the light of the experience of the last two years, ...