The future of the Hungarian food industry is in focus

By: STA Date: 2022. 09. 16. 09:53

The population needs safe and high-quality Hungarian food. For this, it is necessary to ensure the conditions, such as continuous industry communication, changing regulations that adapt to market needs, or consumer education, stated Dr. Beáta Felkai, Deputy State Secretary responsible for food chain supervision at the Ministry of Agriculture, at the Zamat Festival in Debrecen.

Under the right conditions, domestic food can almost completely satisfy the needs (Photo: Pixabay)

The deputy state secretary also drew attention to the current, global problems, according to which the availability of agricultural raw materials is fundamentally uncertain, and in the current war situation, raw material prices have risen significantly and energy prices have also gone wild. This also greatly affects the domestic food industry sector. He pointed out that there is an improving trend in the food industry in Hungary, high-quality food is available and the product range is plentiful. With a sales revenue of almost HUF 4,500 billion, the export ratio is 35 percent. It is necessary to adapt to the changed customer habits, because they were transformed during the epidemic. For example, online shopping is gaining ground, he added.

Dr. Beáta Felkai also mentioned that in the cycle between 2021 and 2027, the government allocated HUF 750 billion from the Rural Development Program for food industry developments. He also announced that the website of the Hungarian Food Book is expected to be launched in October.