A huge change in the shops in Hungary: Will there be more and more of these foods on the shelves in the future?

Published 2022년 7월 16일

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The edible oil market is experiencing a slight recovery as Ukraine is now exporting sunflowers via alternative routes, according to Attila Vörös, executive director of the Association of Responsible Food Producers in Hungary. Despite reports of sunflower oil shortages in Europe and the UK, Hungary's domestic market is not facing a systemic lack of the oil. However, prices have increased. The improvement in deliveries from Ukraine, along with forecasts of a good sunflower crop this year (excluding areas affected by drought), are positive developments. However, procurement difficulties persist, and some manufacturers have switched from sunflower oil to other vegetable or animal raw materials like palm oil or pork lard, depending on availability.
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The edible oil market seems to have calmed down a bit since sunflowers can now be exported from Ukraine via alternative routes, Attila Vörös, executive director of the Association of Responsible Food Producers (FÉSZ), told Világggazdaság. Although there are regular reports from Germany, France, Italy and even England that sunflower oil is in short supply, and the same can be seen scattered in domestic stores, the problem is not systemic in the domestic market. The specialist emphasized that we cannot speak generally about the lack of edible oil in Hungary, and that there are stocks of sunflower oil available, but the prices are higher than before. It is indeed good news that deliveries from Ukraine are improving, but a small amount does not solve the procurement difficulties, but at the same time, it is a mitigating circumstance that, according to this year's forecasts, the sunflower crop may be good. Provided that we are not looking at areas affected by drought, as there will be ...
Source: Agrarszektor

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