Hungary called on Thursday for 'progressive' aid from the EU to help move Ukraine's grain through central European countries whose farmers are having to compete with its cheaper imports.
Ukrainian flag is covered with grains in this picture illustration taken May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Nagy did not say what was meant by "progressive" in terms of what aid Hungary considered was required from the EU.for wheat, maize, sunflower seeds and rapeseed after some central European countries took unilateral steps to ban imports of food products from Ukraine. Bottlenecks then trapped millions of tons of grains in countries bordering Ukraine, forcing local farmers to compete with an influx of cheap Ukrainian imports.
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