István Nagy made an unexpected announcement: This could affect many Hungarian farmers

Published Nov 17, 2024

Tridge summary

István Nagy, the head of the ministry, has raised concerns about the economic impact of partial toxin contamination in the corn crop, urging adherence to regulations to ensure quality in processing and feed production. The ministry is reviewing cereal quality inspections, focusing on toxin content to mitigate risks and losses for farmers. The risk of mycotoxins, such as aflatoxin, has risen due to dry weather, prompting producers to maintain corn quality during storage. Current legislation and controls, with checks by Nébih, are in place to prevent contaminated goods from entering the food and feed supply.
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Original content

The head of the ministry warned that economic confidence is being destroyed by the mood building based on the partial toxin contamination of the corn crop, which is experienced in order to adversely affect market processes for producers. István Nagy asks for restraint and compliance with the rules from the players in the sector. If the processors, traders, producers and the authorities perform their tasks properly, the domestic processing industry and feed production will have corn of the right quality and quantity, he added. He explained that in order to reduce and eliminate the widespread mistrust that has developed in the sector in connection with corn purchase activities in the future, the ministry is reviewing whether the quality inspection practice of cereals can be improved with regulatory tools. Based on the indications of the farmers, the pre-purchase inspection of cereals is currently carried out in a heterogeneous manner in Hungary, with particular regard to the ...
Source: Agronaplo

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