The dice have turned for Hungarian livestock keepers; many did not expect this

At the beginning of the year, our newspaper reported that farmers were protesting across Europe, protesting that their production costs were high compared to their income, that Ukrainian grain imports were making it harder for them to make a living, and that the EU agricultural policy, with its restrictive conditions and administrative burdens, had created a difficult situation for the European Union's agriculture. At a conference held in the first half of the year, experts said that the cost structure of livestock farming remained stable at the beginning of the year, but consumption had decreased by 15-20%. The decrease in food inflation is a positive, but the stagnation of dairy farmers' purchase prices at a level close to cost price was a cause for concern. Although the macroeconomic situation is gloomy, stable feed and energy prices promise a calmer year for livestock farmers, they said in the first half of the year. Investments could play a huge role in Hungarian agriculture ...