The European Union agricultural subsidies granted to Hungary will increase to € 1.9 billion (HUF 587 billion) for the period between 2014 and 2020; this will particularly apply to direct aid, as reported last Wednesday by the State Secretary for the Agricultural Economy of the Ministry of Rural Development, György Czerván.

Czerván stated that this will allow production-linked subsidies to be expanded. In the new period, production-based direct aid, of which the fruit and vegetable sector will benefit, will reach approximately € 191 million per year.

At the event, researchers and producers also studied the current situation and prospects of the apricot market, which will also be benefited by the increased aid.

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