Market News
Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county
Date: 2014-09-15 11:21:16
Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county during the autumn. On Thursday, about 2.7 tonnes of carp and grass carp to...
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A supermarket was opened in China without staff
Date: 2014-09-15 11:05:01
The supermarket is equipped with vending machines. No staff is required in the supermarket opened in Qingdao Northeast China – the sina.com news portal reported. China's first ever shop without...
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Mushroom production may double
Date: 2014-09-15 10:47:01
By 2020 Hungary’s mushroom production may double, from the current 25,000-30,000 tons/year to 50,000-70,000 tons. Information from FruitVeB’s mushroom branch reveals that production value may rise to HUF 30-40 billion...
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Changing price level
Date: 2014-09-15 08:52:18
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. Their latest report reveals that at the Budapest Wholesales Market on week 31 the...
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KSH: Agricultural producer prices fell 5.1 percent in July
Date: 2014-09-12 12:00:58
In 2014, the agricultural producer prices declined by 5.1 percent, compared to the same period of 2013- the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Friday. The price of plant products...
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Cash register raid: the NAV closed restaurants and a café
Date: 2014-09-12 11:50:22
The National Tax and Customs Authority closed two restaurants and a café, due to irregularities in several occasions. The inspectors of the tax authority held raids with an intensity never...
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Only a few farmers have have checked in for the temporary support
Date: 2014-09-12 11:20:38
The European Commission opened extraordinary and temporary support measures to the producers of some kind of fruits and vegetables with a budget of 125 million euros in order to help...
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More livestock
Date: 2014-09-12 09:37:59
In the first half of 2014 Hungary’s pig stock improved by 82,000 and the cattle stock increased by 5,000 – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In the middle of...
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FruitVeB plans cooperation with Milan wholesale market
Date: 2014-09-12 09:35:28
Hungary’s Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable (FruitVeB) and Milan wholesale market Sogemi are negotiating the conditions of a future cooperation. Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector aims at increasing production...
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Hungary’s favorite fish is the carp
Date: 2014-09-11 11:40:59
The carp is the clear winner of the fish popularity contest – Hungarians like carp the most among the fish. The survey on the domestic fish consumption also revealed that...
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The EU applications can get the green light
Date: 2014-09-11 11:35:37
“After the new finalized EU partnership agreement, the next step will be the adoption of the operational programs. The specific call for applications is expected to be released in the...
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The NAV is welcomed as a regular in the patisserie
Date: 2014-09-11 11:30:44
It is a beautiful tradition that the regulars get their mug at restaurants. In the Auguszt patisserie in Budapest a new name was painnted on the mug: the NAV also...
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The environmental burden of the households decreased by a quarter in the ÖkoKör
Date: 2014-09-11 11:00:09
The household water and energy consumption, as well as the waste production of the 650 households that are taking part in the ÖkoKör reduced by about a quarter since 2010....
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This year’s wheat is at a safe place
Date: 2014-09-11 10:13:20
Farmers just about completed the harvest by 1 August all over Hungary. Data by the Grain Producer’s Association – Hungary (GOSZ) show that average yields were as forecasted in the...
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Fruit harvest may be 1 million tons
Date: 2014-09-11 10:10:34
This year’s fruit harvest may reach 1 million tons – according to a survey conducted by Hungary’s Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable (FruitVeB). The reasons behind this are the...
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Supply chain management and technology share a common future
Date: 2014-09-10 23:01:06
A global IBM survey asked logistics and supply chain managers about how technology is changing their work. The study has been conducted with the participation of more than 200 managers...
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Developments may make rural tourism competitive
Date: 2014-09-10 22:51:15
Géza Szabó, vice president of the National Association for Village and Farm Tourism (FATOSZ) has called attention to the importance of development projects, thematic routes and training programmes in order...
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Thirty percent of the Hungarian fruit and vegetable exports would be transported to Russia
Date: 2014-09-10 11:50:47
The Hungarian producers would like to transport 30 percent of the Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector’s export to Russia by 2020; therefore the Russian embargo has extremely negative effect on...
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Czerván: the output of agriculture expanded by 4.2 percent
Date: 2014-09-10 11:45:08
The value of the total output of agriculture in 2013, calculated at basic prices was 2,265 billion HUF, which was 4.2 percent above the previous year's result – the Minister...
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Nielsen: 76 percent of the newly introduced goods fails in the first year
Date: 2014-09-10 11:40:01
Thousands of new products that are introduced to the market fail in the first year and cause losses to the manufacturers, who could make the process profitable if they would...
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A new application for Pálinka trade mark: the system including 61 products to be expanded further
Date: 2014-09-10 11:33:13
The Pálinka Trademark System announced a new nomination period from 10 September 2014. This unique initiative in Hungary guarantees that the consumers will find high quality pálinka in the bottles...
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The number of export-able SMEs is less than stated earlier in the statistics
Date: 2014-09-10 11:30:25
The number of truly export-able small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is less than it is stated in the official statistics. The embargo against Russia rather indirectly affect the businesses in...
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The Nébih found deficiencies at every second tested strawberry yogurt investigation found in food safety authority
Date: 2014-09-10 11:28:17
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) found tagging errors or deficiencies at half of the 38 tested strawberry yogurts. The Nébih informed that the authorities carried out the tests...
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Ipsos Health Minutes: Diet trends in Hungary
Date: 2014-09-10 11:20:55
The three-quarters of the Hungarian adult respondents are not suffering from any chronic diseases (or not aware of it), which would require special diets. Behind the changing of a diet...
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How to trade successfully in the agricultural sector?
Date: 2014-09-10 09:56:25
On 2 September the Rich Farmer Roadshow starts, the goal of which is to educate agricultural businesses about selling online and agricultural marketing. The conferences are organised by Magro.hu in...
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FHB Bank and Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture sign cooperation agreement
Date: 2014-09-10 09:52:21
The main objective of the strategic agreement signed on 7 August is to start a cooperation that is mutually beneficial and to use European Union and national funding in the...
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Salty sticks are tastier if made from Hungarian wheat
Date: 2014-09-10 08:54:07
Intersnack Hungary, the manufacturer of Chio products, makes snacks from Hungarian wheat in its Győr factory, which are exported to Kuwait, China and the USA. The company purchases and processes...
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KSH : the foreign trade surplus continued to increase in July
Date: 2014-09-09 11:50:11
In July, the exports calculated in euros increased by 8.4 percent, while imports increased by 7.9 percent in euros. The export surplus was 498 million euros, 66 million HUF more...
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MLSZKSZ: the Russian embargo may reshape Europe’s logistic map
Date: 2014-09-09 11:32:22
The biggest losers of the sanction war between the European Union and Russia are the logistics service providers, in addition to the companies that are exporting to Russia. The damage...
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The control in the City Park was disguised as a picnic
Date: 2014-09-09 11:31:54
The NAV inspectors disguised themselves as members of a group of friends on picnic who ordered food and drink from 6th and 7th District restaurants to the City Park lake....
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