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Stricter tracking rules
In October 2015 the Ministry of Agriculture and GS1 Hungary signed a cooperation agreement on establishing the National Food Tracking Platform. The platform’s objective is to help enterprises in their...
Read moreKSH: 7.9 million tons of cereals grown this year
This year, 5.1 percent more, a total of 7.9 million tons of cereals grown, compared to last year, on a 0.4 percent less area – the Central Statistical Office (KSH)...
Read moreThe Chamber of Agriculture does not support the transfer of EU funds
The National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) does not support the transfer of EU agricultural funds – the public body told MTI on Wednesday. According to the information, the NAK...
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The growing area of leguminous plants has increased
The growing area of leguminous plants has increased significantly in recent years in Hungary, but continues to provide only a small part of domestic arable crop production. The Ministry of...
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The Kisvárda-based Master Good Kft. has developed its poultry processor plant
The Kisvárda-based Master Good Kft. has developed its poultry processor plant from a total of 878 million HUF. The company won government assistance of 439 million HUF in grants under...
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The World Day of Coffee will be celebrated on Sunday with tasting
The World Day of Coffee will be celebrated with coffee tastings, demonstrations, workshops and coffee barista championship on Sunday in the Tesla Budapest. In late September, many countries celebrate the...
Read moreRural Development Agency: farmers will receive a higher amount of advances this year
This year, the Hungarian farmers will receive a higher amount of advances this year from the EU agricultural supports in the rest of the year – the president of the...
Read moreSzekszárdi Cabernet Sauvignon and Pécsi Cirfandli won this year’s PTE Wine Competition
In the red wine category, the Wine of PTE has become the Lajvér Winery’s 2012 Szekszárdi Cabernet Sauvignon, while in the white wine category the semi-sweet Cirfandli wine of the...
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The national trading house launches further trainings for businesses preparing to enter foreign markets
The Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) Ltd. is organizing the “export academy” for the ninth time. Companies can apply to the training until 10 October – the company told MTI...
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Economic sentiment in the euro zone and in the EU improved in September
Economic sentiment in the euro zone and in the European Union improved as well in September. According to the report, issued by the European Union Economic and Financial Affairs (ECFIN)...
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FM: the conservation of biodiversity in the decision-making process should be incorporated
The conservation of biodiversity in the decision-making process should be incorporated into the national and municipal levels of decision-making – Nagy István, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of...
Read moreThe NAV foun an illegal cigarette factory in Budapest
The finance officers of the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) unveiled another cigarette factory of an international criminal organization with the help of the Bulgarian authorities and Europol. Tóth...
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The Media Markt uses robots to delivery
German consumer electronics retailer Media Markt is testing using robots to make home delivery of goods faster and more cost effective, although for now they have to be accompanied by...
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Cheaper small-scale farmer IDs
The new, card-format small-scale farmer IDs will take more time to make, but manufacturing them will cost only half the sum originally planned. Almost 190,000 cards need to be manufactured....
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Baker association wants VAT cut
The Hungarian Baker Association urges a VAT cut and wants fair market conditions in the baking industry. President József Septe is of the opinion that prices need to be increased...
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Watermelon oversupply in Europe
This year’s watermelon season was characterised by low purchasing prices and oversupply, not only in Hungary but in the whole of Europe. This year Spanish and Italian watermelon was still...
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Changes in the system of subsidies
NAK president Balázs Győrffy told at a roundtable discussion in Bálványos that the biggest challenge of the next few years will be assisting farmers in preparing for the new system...
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From now on there will be more meat in the sausages
Sausages and parisians should contain more meat, because the regulations of the Hungarian Food Code will change. The use of mechanically separated meat was tightened as well. New quality requirements...
Read moreGKI: Hungary's GDP may expand by 2 percent this year and by 2.7 percent in 2017
According to the most recent forecast of the GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. ( GKI Economic Research Co.), Hungary's GDP may expand by 2 percent this year and by 2.7 percent in...
Read moreThe NAK supports the agriculture and the food industry training with market survey
The National Agricultural Economics Association (NAK) in collaboration with the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) launches a complex labor market research to assist the market-oriented vocational training, suitable for the...
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Fazekas: Increase in milk procurement prices can be felt less in Hungary
The increase in milk procurement prices have already begun in the European countries, in Hungary, however, this is not very noticeable – the Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel....
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What should we put on the table? Hungarian food industry at the crossroads
At the Coop Rally – which is the traditional vocational program of the COOP supermarket chain, the Sága Foods greeted the participants of the event this year as host. At...
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Procter & Gamble is growing together with Hungary for a quarter of a century
The company's quarter century offers one of the most innovative and diverse product portfolio for the Hungarian people, offering such dominant brands as Ariel, Pampers, Always, Gillette, Jar and Head...
Read moreAB InBev purchased SABMiller
Shareholders from both companies voted overwhelmingly in favor of the acquisition, one of the largest in corporate history. AB InBev will drop the SABMiller name and begin trading as a...
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St. Francis-day pepper festival held in Szeged-Alsóváros
A festival presenting the paprika-growing traditions will be held on Saturday in Szeged-Alsóváros – Petri Márta, the head of the Franciscan Visitor Centre told MTI. Certainly the Franciscan friars were...
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The little self-sufficient local farms are looking for local production facilities
It is vital to have employment in small communities, which provides a livelihood for the local people, and helps to keep populations to retain themselves. The government supports the creation...
Read moreConsumer sentiment reached its nine-year peak in the world's largest economy
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in September The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had increased in August, improved further in September. The Index now stands at 104.1...
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Autumn fish stocking has started at the Lake Balaton
Fifteen tons of carps were put into the Lake Balaton near Balatonlelle and Siófok on Monday. Szári Zsolt, CEO of the Balatoni Halgazdálkodási Nonprofit Zrt. (Lake Balaton Fish Management Company)...
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Changes in the Labour Code
Act 67 of 2016 on next year’s budget has amended the Labour Code too. One of the new elements is that in the past pregnant women couldn’t be made redundant...
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