Turkish food company Dogus Cay is establishing its first plant outside Turkey in Orosháza, creating 440 jobs

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He said that 10 million people live in Hungary, but Hungarian agriculture can produce enough food for 20 million people in a year. Last year, Hungarian agriculture set a record, its production value had never before reached 7,000 billion forints. Therefore, every agricultural investment, every food industry development is of paramount importance for Hungary, he underlined.

The minister explained that

He said that 200 thousand tons of potatoes and 50 thousand tons of corn will be processed in Orosháza. This represents a huge opportunity for farmers in the area, as there will be a long-term predictable demand for their crops, they will have a long-term predictable income, and thus they will have predictable development opportunities.

In terms of industrial potato production, Dogus Cay will seek approximately “3,500 hectares of cooperation”, 90 percent of which will rely on Hungarian suppliers. At least 85 percent of the products produced here will be sold on foreign markets. Dogus Cay processes 2 million tons of food raw materials worldwide every year and is in contact with 70,000 farmers, he said.

The minister said:

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Péter Szijjártó said: the investment will give a huge impetus to the development of Orosháza. 440 new jobs will be created in the city, which will ensure a long-term secure livelihood for the people and families of Orosháza – he said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade said that there will be parliamentary elections in Hungary, and that there has been a bit more excitement than necessary in the past 10-15 years. He said: probably no one, neither economic nor political decision-makers, would have thought 20 years ago that the first quarter of the 21st century would end with war conditions having to be considered in economic and political decisions in Europe. No one thought that Europe would run into brutal energy crises several times during this period, partly due to its own fault, he added.

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