Ukraine War Hungary and Poland temporarily ban imports of grain and other products from Ukraine

Hungary will ban imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine until next June to protect the interests of local producers, the official MTI news agency reported

Ukraine War Hungary and Poland temporarily ban imports of grain and other products from Ukraine

Hungary will ban imports of grain and other agricultural products from Ukraine until next June to protect the interests of local producers, the official MTI news agency reported.

"Current market trends could cause such serious damage to Hungarian agriculture that extraordinary measures must be taken to prevent it," Minister István Nagy said in a statement last night, citing low import prices from neighboring Ukraine.

The minister added that the European Union (EU) should take measures and rethink the corridors of solidarity, that is, a balanced distribution of Ukrainian products among the community countries.

The Hungarian ban is temporary and will last until June 30, which according to the official statement could be enough to adopt lasting measures in the EU and thus find a solution to the problem.

Poland announced a temporary ban on imports of grain and dozens of other agricultural products from Ukraine on Saturday.

Other Eastern European countries, such as Bulgaria and Romania have also asked Brussels for a solution, since their producers cannot compete with Ukrainian prices.

Relations between Hungary and Ukraine are tense, as Kiev accuses Budapest of supporting Russian interests, while the Hungarians criticize the alleged reduction in the rights of ethnic minorities in the neighboring country, including some 150,000 Magyars.

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