There are no economic obstacles to purchasing crops on the domestic grain market

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The Ministry of Agriculture deals with the issue of the stable operation of the grain market, and therefore reviewed the situation both in terms of exports and quality. In relation to the notification obligation introduced in connection with the export of grain and oilseeds in order to closely monitor the movement of goods, it can be said that the processing of export notifications works continuously with the shortest possible turnaround time. So far, the state has not had to use the option of pre-emption in any case. The quick turnaround time for handling notifications ensures that it has no influence on the functioning of the domestic market and does not affect the economic conditions of grain purchases.

The historic drought hit this year’s corn crop the hardest

Compared to previous years, the amount of the crop is significantly lower, which unfortunately is not even sufficient to cover the needs of domestic users. At the same time, on the basis of indications from farmers, it has become a widely used practice for corn to fail to purchase due to quality parameters and a national toxin problem. Sampling of the new crop and laboratory tests are currently ongoing, based on the data received so far, it can be seen that quality complaints only occur in certain regions of the country. Taking all sector, market and official information together, based on the measurements so far, only 5-15 percent of the tested items showed results supporting quality complaints. Based on the current information, it can be said that there is no visible nationwide problem with quality in Hungary.

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