The performance of agricultural exports is outstanding for years

The driving force behind the Hungarian economy was agriculture in 2016, the performance of agricultural exports is high for many years – Czerván György, Minister of State for the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told M1 news channel on Tuesday.

He added that the Hungarian agricultural export value increased by 40 percent, compared to 2010. Since 2012, it is exceeding 8 billion euros. Agricultural imports are significantly lower than the exportation of agriculture products. The agricultural surplus is significant. It is around 3 billion euros for years and it is 30 percent of Hungary’s foreign trade surplus. (MTI)