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The Hungarian farmers are forming an alliance
Date: 2014-10-28 11:40:22
The domestic producers have agreed on a cooperationfor the further development of the community agriculture, in order to improve education, fundraising, lobbying, to exchange experiences and to assist young and...
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A new generation of Hungarian farmers
Date: 2014-10-28 10:40:07
There were more than 200 participants at the Young Agricultural Experts Club meetings organised by Syngenta in Balatonszárszó, Kecskemét and Hajdúszoboszló. Farmers between the ages of 20 and 40 were...
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Tobacco already being purchased in Nyíregyháza
Date: 2014-10-28 10:35:41
Universal Leaf Tobacco Magyarország Zrt. (ULT) plans to purchase 6,000 tons of Virginia and 3,000 tons of Burley tobacco. ULT employs 27 people permanently and recruits 150 workers for this...
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The OKSZ calls for the withdrawal of tax proposals affecting the food market
Date: 2014-10-27 12:10:50
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) calls for the withdrawal of next year’s tax proposals on taxation change, because the proposed charged fees on the commercial operators may exceed 20 billion...
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It is good to eat good, it is good to do good!
Date: 2014-10-27 11:10:33
The third Eat for Each Other Fundraising action of the Hungarian Food Bank Association is approaching towards its end: at the national level more than 80 locations and events have...
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The cocoa compounds can prevent from mental decline in old age
Date: 2014-10-27 11:07:28
A diet rich in cocoa could help stave off dementia-like memory loss in the elderly, new research suggests. Scientists found that cocoa bean flavanols, which are naturally created dietary compounds...
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Campaign to support the purchase of domestic food in the Czech Republic
Date: 2014-10-27 11:06:49
A campaign was launched in the Czech Republic on Monday to promote the purchase of the Czech food products. The campaign lasts until January 4. It primarily consist of awarded...
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No more unidentified import wine
Date: 2014-10-27 09:33:32
A decree is being prepared for the identification of imported wines. In the future the period for putting imported bulk wine into circulation will be 90 days instead of the...
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Hungarian sugar campaign commences
Date: 2014-10-27 09:29:49
Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt.’s Kaposvár factory – Hungary’s only sugar processing facility – started the 121st campaign on time. This year contracts have been signed with farmers for 10,830 hectares...
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Magazine: Discounters’ share from wiener sales is growing
Date: 2014-10-24 12:23:17
László Benedek, sales and marketing director of Kaiser Food Kft. told the following in connection with the high season – the week before New Year’s Eve – in the wiener...
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Record breaking second quarter
Date: 2014-10-24 08:28:04
After the 3.7-percent GDP growth in the first half of the year GKI Economic Research Zrt. changed its annual growth forecast from 2.5-percent to 3 percent. GKI still expects slowing...
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A three-year program starts against child obesity in Hungary
Date: 2014-10-22 11:40:11
A three-year program starts against child obesity in Hungary first in Dunaharaszti. The leaders of the project are the GYERE children's health program and the Hungarian Dietetic Association as the...
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One sixth of the VAT is not collected in the EU Member States
Date: 2014-10-22 11:40:00
Due to the non-payments of dues or inadequate recovery the Member States of the European Union loose more than 177 billion euros fiscal revenue – according to a study published...
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Changes in the private pálinka cooking
Date: 2014-10-22 11:32:15
Next year's tax law draft was submitted to the Parliament on Tuesday. It contains changes in connection with the private pálinka cooking. According to the draft the amount of obtainable...
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IVSZ: Internet tax is an overhead increase
Date: 2014-10-22 11:31:17
The Internet tax deepens the already significant digital gap further in Hungary. It causes difficulties to all businesses in Hungary, and will lead to a price increase of Internet subscription....
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Analysts: the labor market situation continues to improve
Date: 2014-10-22 11:29:00
The labor market continues to improve. The private sector also contributed to the expansion of employment and real wages substantially expanded beside the negative inflation – the analysts of Buda-Cash...
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Four million HUF of contraband cigarettes were found in Barabás
Date: 2014-10-22 11:05:10
Finance officers found four million HUF worth contraband cigarettes in Barabás Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. Dávid Zoltán financial officer of customs and immigration department head of the Board of Directors, and press...
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Are shop assistants selling?
Date: 2014-10-22 00:06:04
I think that neither retailers nor manufacturers concentrate on the psychological aspects of shopping as much as they should. The human factor has been pushed aside while in stores there...
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KSH: the rise of earnings accelerated in August
Date: 2014-10-21 11:50:53
In August, the gross and net wages rose by 4.4 percent in in the private sector after the 3.4 percent rise of the previous month and increased yb 2.3 percent...
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The VHT welcomes the extension of the VAT cut for an another circle of animals
Date: 2014-10-21 11:45:10
The Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board (VHT) welcomes the extension of the reduction of the value added tax (VAT), to a new range of animals – Menczel...
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Fish producers has partnered with NAV
Date: 2014-10-21 11:32:00
The main objective of the cooperation is to launch the dramatically low domestic fish consumption. to a growing path. “This reach this goal it is essential to develop fish farming...
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Russia is limiting the importation of another animal products
Date: 2014-10-21 11:31:42
In addition to the import ban of the secondary beef products Moscow prohibits the importation of other animal products too from the EU Member States to Russia – the Russian...
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The Puskás beer soon to be introduced
Date: 2014-10-21 11:31:40
The Puskás beer named after the legendary Puskás Ferenc will be available in the stores after the national holiday on 23 October. According to the PUSKAS.COM Kft. the product will...
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Rising cocoa prices, reducing production volume
Date: 2014-10-21 11:30:24
The cyclic changes in the price of cocoa are serious threats to the West African small farmers, but the sweet industry seeks to nake the production more efficient and sustainable...
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The NAV struck in Békés
Date: 2014-10-21 11:20:57
The finance inspectors of the National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) seized four illegal distillery equipments, thousands of liters of pálinka and 121 kilograms of dried tobacco leaves at two...
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Two-digit sales growth in both value and volume
Date: 2014-10-21 08:50:50
In November-December 2013 retail units – calculated without butcher’s shops – had a nearly HUF 6-billion revenue from wiener sales. Value sales were up 12 percent from the level of...
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The NÉBIH is increasingly investigating the autumn seasonal products
Date: 2014-10-20 12:00:13
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) highly examines the quality and traceability of autumn seasonal vegetables and fruits at the markets as well as importers activities. According to the...
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4.145 billion euros for rural development program in Hungary
Date: 2014-10-20 11:55:39
4.145 billion euros – more than 1200 billion HUF will be available in the scope of the rural development program during the current fiscal period lasts until 2020 – Kis...
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NGM: No obstacles to organize Advent fairs
Date: 2014-10-20 11:22:09
Thanks to two government amendments to fairs can be held in public areas before Advent can so the obstacle has been removed from several Advent Fairs – such as in...
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