An efficient and competitive dairy industry is needed

By: Trademagazin Date: 2024. 06. 03. 11:56

The time has come to develop the domestic dairy industry, we need investments that improve efficiency and increase the competitiveness of the sector’s players. The goal is to regain the domestic market, instead of imported products, Hungarian consumers should be supplied with domestic dairy products as much as possible – it was said at the press breakfast organized on the occasion of the 49th World Milk Day.

On the occasion of the 49th World Milk Day, the Tej Interprofessional Organization and Product Council organized a press breakfast for media representatives with the participation of István Nagy, Minister of Greyhounds, and Balázs Győrffy, President of the National Chamber of Agriculture.

The balanced development of the dairy sector is supported by a transparent support policy that ensures accessibility for all players in the sector. The 80 percent national additional funding provided to European Union sources, i.e. between 2021 and 2027, KAP II. the tripling of rural development subsidies, which form its pillar, serves to increase the competitiveness of the Hungarian agricultural economy, preserve natural resources and improve the quality of life in the countryside.

“Now in June, the tenders that provide opportunities for the development of the feed industry, the food industry and animal husbandry will become final. The tenders for the processing industry will be announced with a total amount of HUF 200 billion, as well as calls for tenders for the renewal of livestock farms with a total amount of HUF 200 billion. With this, the possibility of using HUF 400 billion worth of resources is now open”

underlined the Minister of Agriculture.