Hungary asked the EU to extend restrictions on the import of Ukrainian grain
Hungary
Ukraine
Published Jun 1, 2023
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Hungary has asked the European Union (EU) to extend import restrictions on Ukrainian grains and oilseeds for five Eastern European countries until at least the end of 2023. This was stated by State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Zsolt Feldman. In addition to Hungary, we are talking about Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, earlier the European Commission (EC) from May 2 to June 5 banned the supply of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds from Ukraine to these five countries.
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Hungary has asked the European Union (EU) to extend import restrictions on Ukrainian grains and oilseeds for five Eastern European countries until at least the end of 2023. This was stated by State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Zsolt Feldman. In addition to Hungary, we are talking about Bulgaria, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, earlier the European Commission (EC) banned the supply of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower seeds from Ukraine to these five countries from May 2 to June 5. “We are interested in the successful completion of the harvest in Hungary, so that Hungarian farmers can sell their products,” Mr. Feldman said after the meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels (quoted by Reuters). Late on May 30, the secretary of state told state agency MTI that Hungary had also asked Brussels to provide financial support to local farmers to facilitate the transport of grain stocks stuck in domestic warehouses before the 2023 harvest. The EC has banned the ...
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