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Expertise and chemicals in a box

Many small garden owners face the problem, when and how to spray their plants with chemicals. The Corax-Bioner Biotechnológiai Zrt. makes spring garden works easier with its new concept. The...

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Prices reduced 0.1 percent last year

Compared with December 2014, consumer prices were 0.9 percent higher in December 2015. Grocery prices rose 2.2 percent and within the category seasonal product (potato, fresh vegetables and fruits) prices...

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Consumers at the gate of optimism

Consumer confidence produced a sudden rise in one of Hungary’s most important FMCG export markets, the Czech Republic: the index reached 97 points in the 4th quarter of 2015. The...

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New flavour in the liver paté category

Popular brand FAMÍLIA presents a new flavour in the liver paté category. FAMIÍLIA Liver Paté with Chives gets its special taste from the liver it contains and the chives which...

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Magazine: A rollercoaster ride to Turkey

Hungary’s agri-food export to Turkey has been rather hectic in the last 15 years: in 2001 it represented a value of only EUR 3 million, which grew to EUR 116...

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The retail sales of private label products increased by six percent, to 492 billion HUF

Customers spent about 492 billion HUF on the private label products of the chain of stores last year, six percent more than in the year before. The expansion of private...

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Egg Association: there is an urgent need to reduce the VAT rate on the egg market

There is an urgent need to reduce the value added tax on eggs because, the often uncontrolled egg imports are causing serious disturbances on the Hungarian egg market – the...

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Changes in the pig business

The changes in international prices and the domestic legislation changes can be strongly felt in the meat market. In January, the domestic producer slaughtered pig prices decreased by 4 percent,...

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Renovation fever at Rossmann

The first Rossmann shops reopenings took place this year in Abony and in Hódmezővásárhely, where the customers can find discounted prices in the shops. On the occasion of the opening...

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The world wheat market is changing

The international agricultural market this year shows significant changes for reasons such as the strong dollar, the fall in oil prices and high yields – writes the Wall Street Journal...

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Governmental meetings with the food industry

The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture negotiated with the determining food industry sectors separately. The aim of the ministry is to facilitate the implementation of the food strategy with...

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Wine and beer at this year’s VinCE Budapest

The Association of the Hungarian Brewers will take part at one of the largest trade show of the winemakers for the first time. The event opener venue of the Beer...

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Smart minifarms in containers

We usually see freight containers on trains or cargo ships, but soon we will see containers in the cities as well. Companies like Freight Farm are creating super-intelligent mini farms...

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The Purchasing Managers' Index indicates a further expansion in February

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), indicates a further expansion in February. The seasonally adjusted value of the index increased to 54.8 points drom the 53.1 points of January – the...

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The domestic market of corporate mergers and acquisitions expanded by two percent last year

The market of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continued to grow in Hungary in 2015. The number of transactions increased by 27 percent, while the estimated size of the market,...

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Apenta: ready for the Olympic Games in Rio

The summer of 2016 will be about the Olympic Games in Rio and we offer 2 special Brazilian flavour combinations to those who would like to try what Brazilian fruits...

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Cosmetics are the new star of e-commerce

At the moment there is no company in the e-commerce top 10 that only sells cosmetic products, this may change in 2016 – revealed a survey conducted by Avon. Ákos...

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New Clin cleaner

Thanks to the water repellent effect of the innovative formula, the window will be clean with no streaks on it. Due to its water, dust and dirt repellent effect, no...

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Magazine: Efficiency and freshness day after day

Although Hungary’s deodorant market is very much price-sensitive, last year the category managed to expand in terms of both value sales (by 5.4 percent) and volume sales (by 4.8 percent)...

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95 percent of the Hungarian beef goes to export

In Hungary, 95 percent of the Hungarian beef goes to export. An average Hungarian eats only three kilos of beef a year. While because of the low milk prices, the...

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Potato prices are rising

The price of potatoes are increasing explosively since last autumn. Compared to the previous year now 40-50 percent have to be paid for potatoes – Népszabadság Online wrote on the...

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54 billion HUF for irrigation development

The Prime Minister's Office reached at the negotiations of the Rural Development Programme that multiple of the former amount; approximately 54 billion HUF to be available for irrigation development –...

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Nébih tested milk chocolates in February

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested milk chocolates in February within its Super Mint product test – the food chain safety authority told MTI on Monday. According to...

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GKI: the drop in investments is slowing the Hungarian economy

The main reason for this year’s slowdown in the Hungarian economy will not be the deceleration of exports, but the around 5 percent lower investments – according to the GKI...

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German retail sales rose

German retail sales declined in January, the first annual decline in eight months. But compared to December, the German retail sales increased more than expected. Retail sales in Germany rose...

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Consumer prices decreased in the euro zone in February

According to preliminary data of Eurostat consumer prices in February fell by 0.2 percent, compared to a year before. After January's 0.3 percent growth, the analysts expected a stagnation. Consumer...

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International resolution on pollination and food production

A growing number of pollinator species worldwide are being driven toward extinction by diverse pressures, many of them human-made, threatening millions of livelihoods and hundreds of billions of dollars worth...

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Several tons of unmarked vegetables were found in a Romanian truck

Several tons of unmarked vegetables and fruits were found by the finance guards near Nagylak in a Romanian truck – the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) informed MTI on...

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New managing director at DHL

Bándli Zoltán will be responnible for the executive tasks of the DHL Express Magyarország from 1 March – the company told MTI on Monday. According to the communication of the...

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Financial administrative work takes up too much time

A telephone survey by LLP Hungary between August and December 2015, conducted with 1,000 medium-sized and large Hungarian companies, revealed the following: more than 20 percent of Hungarian firms, even...

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