Hungarian Agriculture Minister Istvan Nagy said that Budapest, along with four Eastern European countries, hopes to continue the ban on Ukrainian grain imports. Hungarian government.
Nagy stressed that protecting Hungarian farmers is a priority for the country’s government. Hungarian farmers want to ensure that the ban on grain imports from Ukraine remains in effect at least this year.
The Minister recalled that the five countries, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania, need EU prohibitive measures to adequately deal with the unprecedented difficulties posed by Ukrainian imports in the regional grain market. Nagy added that we are currently awaiting the relevant proposal of the European Commission, which aims to preserve the current EU rules after 5 June.
It was previously reported that the European Commission introduced A temporary ban on grain exports from Ukraine to five Eastern European countries. The measure will be valid until June 5, 2023. Wheat, rapeseed, sunflower and corn from Ukraine will not be sold freely in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
“These products may continue to be transported in transit through these countries,” the European Commission said.
Brussels stressed that these countries have promised to lift unilateral bans on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products.