Magosz: the proportion of Hungarian food must be increased

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 05. 21. 11:52

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The goal is to increase the proportion of Hungarian food used in all areas, because this is how Hungarian agriculture can gain a competitive advantage – Jakab István, president of the Association of Hungarian Farmers and Farmers’ Cooperatives (Magosz) told M1 news channel on Thursday.

In the program it was said that more and more people are choosing Hungarian-made foods during the coronavirus pandemic.

In response, Jakab István remarked that a buying fever had started at the beginning of the pandemic, which had a positive effect on the turnover of Hungarian-made food.

He pointed out that, for example, 500 billion HUF worth food is consumed annually in public catering and public catering, of which 350 billion HUF come from imports. (MTI)