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Fittikém has shot the cold-hop gun
The first keg of Dreher Cold-Hop beer finally made it to the 5th Jubilee Beer Festival in an adventurous way. Ferencz József, well-known radio daredevil alias Fittikém transported the 65...
Read moreForty, fifty thousand visitors are expected to the Beer Festival to Békéscsaba
The 15th Csabai Beer Festival and Knuckle Parade starts today and lasts until Sunday in Békéscsaba. The organizers expect 40-50 thousand visitors to the event. On early Thursday evening, the...
Read moreA drop in foreign interest at the French wine regions
The foreign acquisition of the French wine regions decreased between 2011 and 2015, with the exception of the Bordeaux area, where by 2014 significant Chinese investments have been made –...
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USD 85-million loss caused by the sanctions
The European Union’s embargo on Russia and the Russian answer to that cause major damage to Hungary’s economy. Our agriculture loses USD 3-4 million in export revenues every day. The...
Read moreNatural soil protection favoured
In order to protect Hungary’s agricultural land, in the future the Ministry of Agriculture gives priority to using natural soil protection methods, including the use of soil bacteria. By using...
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This year OMÉK will showcase regional products
The 77th National Agriculture and Food Exhibition (OMÉK) will be organised between 23 and 27 September at the Hungexpo Budapest Fair Centre. Regional products will be in the limelight and...
Read moreEight-percent reduction in the price of pork
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) latest report, wine production in the European Union was 167 million hectolitres in 2014, 8 percent below the level of 2013 (the...
Read moreThe further growth of online retail depends on the activity of buyers
The ratio of those who meet with online shopping for the first time is expected to decline to a single-digit by the end of the year from the current 12-14...
Read moreThe government has adopted a development strategy for the food industry
The government has accepted the Hungarian food industry’s medium and long-term development strategy – announced Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. The government...
Read moreNGM: two to three percent inflation would by healthy
Although the prices in May increased by half a percent, the average of inflation in the past five months is still minus 0.6 percent – Balogh László, Deputy Minister of...
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The Ministry of Agriculture would give priority support to herb cultivation
There is a need for the priority support of herb cultivation – the Minister of Agriculture said on Wednesday in Budapest at the opening event of the Medicinal Plant Research...
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Budapest will host the World Congress of the International Seed Federation
In May 2017, Budapest will host the World Congress of the International Seed Federation. The preparatory works have already begun. Takács Géza, the Chairman of the Hungarian Seed Association Interprofessional...
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One and a half thousand local governments will receive support for summer children’s meals
All the candidates, 1,486 municipalities will receive support from the three billion HUF of the budget, that was allocated for the free summer meals for children competition of the Human...
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A Food Chain Safety Department was created at the Szent István University
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) and the Veterinary Science Faculty of the Szent István University signed a cooperation agreement on the creation of a field Food Chain Safety...
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Travis Pastrana and the Nitro Circus
“Breathtaking show with the exciting technical tricks of the world's craziest and most courageous sportsmen.” The Nitro Circus visits Hungary for the first time this summer. The performance promises a...
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Dangerous obesity is spreading as an epidemic
The European experts dealing with obesity published a joint statement, in which they call for the attention of the European governments, health ministries, institutions, policy-makers and decision-makers' to start immediate...
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Credit card-sized mobiles to come
Credit card-sized mobiles will arrive to Hungary soon. The credit card-sized mobiles were not only made for young people, but for those who need a second phone. Within a few...
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Pick focuses on mothers and children
A joint survey by Pick Szeged and strategy and development specialist Conness revealed that for mothers the number one thing is the goodnight kiss when it comes to caring about...
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Weakening currencies
In early 2015 the Swiss National Bank lifted the 1.20 Swiss francs per euro cap. As a result of this, the Swiss franc strengthened against the forint, the euro and...
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The new list is out: Hungary’s TOP RETAILERS 2014
It is June once again so the new ranking – which is based on last year’s performance – of FMCG retailers is being published. Trade magazin, Hungary’s market leader b2b...
Read moreKSH: 0.5 percent inflation, food prices increased by more than 1 percent
In May, consumer prices were an average 0.5 percent higher than a year before. Compared to April consumer prices rose by 0.7 percent – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported...
Read moreThe holidays can cause problems for the shops near the Lake Balaton
There was no commercial chaos during the first Sunday of the real summer weekend at the Lake Balaton – shopkeepers and advocacy organizations near the lake told Világgazdaság. The question...
Read moreThe MNB Increases the security of internet payments
As the internet payments are increasing significantly, the Hungarian National Bank considers it important to increase the security. The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) has started the transposition of the relevant...
Read moreAnalysts were surprised by the rise in consumer prices
Analysts interviewed by MTI called it surprising that the consumer price index in May became positive in Hungary. According to the K&H Bank and the Savings Bank (Takarékbank) the average...
Read moreOpten: the rising trend of company terminations is broken
Compared with April, almost 400 fewer companies, a total of 4245 companies were terminated in the Hungarian economy in May, breaking the trend of increasing company terminations – according to...
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The GDP of the EU and the Euro Zone grew by 0.4 percent in the first quarter
The seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) both rose by 0.4 percent in the European Union's 28 member states and in the Euro Zone’s 19 countries in the first quarter,...
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Manpower: the Hungarian employers plan workforce expansion
The recruitment mood of the the Hungarian employers has dropped, compared to the previous quarter. According to the latest Manpower prediction, 11 percent of the companies are planning workforce expansion...
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Winemakers have to prepare for the impacts of the climate change
Áder János President stressed the importance of preparing for the effects of the climate change on Tuesday in Villány. Áder János President (r) is talking with Bock József, winemaker and...
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Hungarian foods debuted in Brussels
Dozens of Hungarian food products were introduced in Brussels, primarily for the players of the Belgian retail sector. The Hungarian food days began on Tuesday at the Hungarian embassy in...
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