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Increase in the price of wheat and corn at the commodity exchanges
The price of wheat and corn slipped back badly early summer. But a week ago the exchange rate began to rise – tozsdeforum.hu wrote. Vetter Péter, salesman of Solar Capital...
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The Veolia Energia bought the biomass power plant in Szakoly
With the approval of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the Veolia Energia Magyarország Zrt. bought the operator of the Szakoly biomass-fueled power plant, the Dél-nyírségi Bioenergia Művek Energiatermelő (DBM) Zrt....
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Half a billion forint profit by Gyulahús last year
Gyulahús Kft. closed last year with a profit bigger than HUF 500 million. Back in 2013 the company’s profit was HUF 30 million, which grew to HUF 160 million in...
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New grant programme for agricultural producers
Farmers can apply for funding from a budget of HUF 19.68 billion in a new grant programme announced by the Prime Minister’s Office. The money is available for creating crop...
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Buffalo farm in Mezőtúr
As a result of a HUF 330-million investment, Italian-Hungarian joint venture Italiagro Kft. opened a buffalo farm for milk production purposes in Mezőtúr. The milk produced here will be used...
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Hungarian mineral water and vinegar win awards in Brussels
Veritas Gold’s natural mineral water and Buszesz’s Chef apple cider vinegar were rewarded with prizes at a prestigious competition in Brussels. Veritas Gold’s award shows that Aquarius-Aqua Kft.’s development work...
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Magazine: Big tax changes
There will be great changes in tax rules as of next year. The Hungarian parliament voted with yes to Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga’s proposal to amend the tax...
Read moreForty billion HUF for the development of the wine industry
The Prime Minister's Office published a forty billion HUF call for proposals to support the wine industry – the Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office announced on Tuesday...
Read moreThe Kopint-Tárki expects 2.2 percent growth for this year, and a 2.7 percent growth for next year
The Kopint-Tárki decreased its Hungarian economic growth forecasts (forecasted in April) from 2.4 per cent to 2.2 per cent, while next year’s forecast from 2.9 to 2.7 per cent –...
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The Tesco Finest Beers have arrived!
The product range of the Tesco Finest has been grown with unique, characteristic taste craft beers in July. Among the exclusive quality private label beverages lighter lager and wheat beer,...
Read moreThe ULT does not process more tobacco in Nyíregyháza
The processing plant of the Universal Leaf Tobacco (ULT) Magyarország Zrt. in Nyíregyháza will terminate its tobacco processing activities. The processing of the Virginia and Burley tobaccos will be transferred...
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Fazekas: the Hungarian watermelon is popular abroad
The Hungarian watermelon and seedless watermelon is also popular on the export markets. Hungary mainly transports them to Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and to the Nordic countries –...
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The Chamber of Agriculture launches an energy efficiency audit service
The National Chamber of Agriculture launches an energy audit service to its large corporate members. The National Chamber of Agriculture developed a service and an online system. The service is...
Read moreThe per hectare wheat yield is six and a half tonnes in Tolna County
Approaching to the half of the harvest, the per hectare winter wheat yield is six and a half tonnes in Tolna County, where winter barley and canola also have outstanding...
Read moreThe Wine of Somogy has become the Pinot Gris
The Balatonboglár-based Rád-Vin winery’s 2015 vintage Pinot Gris won the Wine of Somogy on Wednesday in Siófok. Thirty-one mostly white wines of thirteen wineries from the Balatonboglár wine region took...
Read moreEight times more contraband cigarettes were seized in the first five months of 2016 than in the first five months of 2015
In the first five months of this year, eight times more contraband cigarettes were seized, compared to the same period of last year, according to the data of the National...
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Festival season in full swing: more people are selling and buying their tickets on Online Marketplace
In July, the festival season has started in full swing: the Balaton Sound has barely ended, we are after VOLT and Fishing on Orfű festival, and the EFOTT starts right...
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This year's PET Cup cleansed the Tisza from forty-five thousand plastic bottles
The participants of the PET Cup gathered this record amount of plastic bottles in the Upper Tisza region. The self-built fleet of plastic bottle vessels collected this huge amount of...
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Lidl opens new stores and enters new markets
Last year Lidl’s sales were up 9 percent at EUR 64.4 billion. This summer the discount store chain opens its first unit in Lithuania and will enter the Serbian market...
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Magazine: Multifunctional expectations in hair care
In the last few years consumers started economising a little in buying cosmetic products, too. Before the economic recession they were using 2-3 different products for the same purpose, but...
Read moreKSH: producer prices increased by 2.4 percent in May
Agricultural producer prices increased by 2.4 percent in May, compared to the same month of the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Tuesday. The price of...
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GfK: the market share of private label products has increased
Last year, after five years of stagnation, the market share of private label products of the retail chains increased by 1 percentage point to 24 percent on the fast moving...
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FruitVeB: this year more watermelon will be harvested than last year
This year 235-240 thousand tons of watermelon is expected to be produced in Hungary, which is 25-30 thousand tons more than last year – the President of the Hungarian Fruit...
Read moreAnalysts: export growth may remain
Export growth may remain sustained and record levels of foreign trade surplus is expected this year – analysts told MTI on Friday. According to the first estimate of the Central...
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EU’s common agricultural policy does not favor livestock production
The Union's common agricultural policy does not favor livestock production. This means that these sectors are not eligible for EU funds, therefore the role of national subsidies aree appreciated in...
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Pápai Hús: the liquidator accepted the 1.13 billion HUF bid
The liquidator accepted one of the two bids received for the Pápai meat company. The winner has become the TANO Commerce Kft., with its 1,134 billion HUF bid – the...
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Helpers in action: the helpers helped 1200 times at the VOLT and Balaton Sound festivals
There is no summer without a festival! However, to party safely, professional help is needed to avoid trouble. The smallestaccident can go much more wrong. Fortunately, the volunteers of the...
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Nébih: more than two tonnes of products were destroyed in the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Budapest
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) carried out an inspection at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Budapest. During the action, more than two tons of deteriorated or...
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