 However, the apparent stability was supported by a rickety framework of constantly revolving foreign credits and high world grain prices; therefore, Hungary remained undeveloped in comparison with the wealthier western European countries, as most of the foreign loans went for non-productive purposes such as graft, expanding bureaucracy, and monumental public works projects.Agricultural products were subject to unstable prices and the vagaries of the weather.Furthermore, tariffs were commonplace in America and Europe during the 1920s, which frequently made it difficult to export.