Hungary: Too much bad happened in 2021, and the desire to produce livestock is declining

Hungarian Agriculture interviewed Tibor Zászlós, President of the Association of Hungarian Livestock Breeders. Among other things, the expert talked about how old it was and what challenges producers had to face in a year full of contradictions left behind. At the beginning of 2021, the end of the coronavirus epidemic and the start of the economy were still awaited with great hope. When it seemed that vaccinations and acquired immunity would not cause the disease to recur significantly again, a surprise came again: the fourth wave was at its peak at the end of the year. The increase in the prices of food and raw materials and the cost of labor will not be incorporated into producer prices in the way and at the pace that we want livestock farmers, said Tibor Zászlós, President of the Association of Hungarian Livestock Breeders. The disorganization of product lines and the long-lasting, deteriorating distribution of income are hitting producers harder in this situation. Now the pig ...