Market News
The Rábapordány farm will be liquidated within hours, but the discipline of all livestock keepers is needed to stop the virus
The Rábapordány farm infected with the foot-and-mouth disease virus will be liquidated within hours – announced István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at a press conference in Budapest on Saturday. He...
Read more
Agrokult.hu: Spring bloom has begun, 20 thousand Hungarian beekeepers have started work
Spring bloom has begun, 20 thousand Hungarian beekeepers have started work – agrokult.hu reported on Thursday, citing the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association (OMME). They wrote that with the awakening of...
Read more
In order to protect their own animals, all farmers should continue to comply with official regulations
István Nagy once again strongly urged all farmers to continue to comply with official regulations in order to protect their own animals; only those whose presence is essential should enter...
Read more
Sheep farmers to receive additional support
The final payment of the 2024 ewes-related subsidies began in the third week of April. The Hungarian State Treasury has already disbursed the subsidy, financed from European Union funds (EAGF),...
Read more
Another cattle farm confirmed to have foot-and-mouth disease
Another cattle farm confirmed to have foot-and-mouth disease, the facility has been placed under lockdown, and the eradication process is beginning – the Minister of Agriculture announced on his social...
Read more
Reporting frost damage
The April frosts caused significant damage to many orchards. Farmers can partially mitigate the damage through the agricultural damage mitigation system. The village economists of the National Chamber of Agriculture...
Read more
Agrometeorology: heavy rainfall helps fresh sowing
Heavy, nationwide rainfall and warm weather help the development of fresh sowing – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday. They reported that the weather was typically dry...
Read more
FMD appeared in a dairy farm in Rábapordány
The presence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was confirmed by the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) laboratory on a farm in Rábapordány on April 17. One cow from...
Read more
Müller UK & Ireland Agrees To Acquire Biotiful Gut Health
Müller UK & Ireland has agreed to acquire kefir brand Biotiful Gut Health for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will allow Müller UK & Ireland to enter the functional health...
Read more
Bird flu has reappeared in Hajdú-Bihar County
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) has detected the presence of bird flu virus in Hajdú-Bihar County. The eradication of the affected herd and the epidemiological...
Read more
Rossmann Introduces Modern Store Design in Germany
The Rossmann drugstore chain has launched a comprehensive store redesign project in Germany. According to Lebensmittelpraxis, the first store featuring the new concept opened at the end of March in...
Read more
Weed control options in sorghum cultivation – current preparations and permits
One of the greatest difficulties in sorghum cultivation is the fight against weeds, as its initial weed suppression ability is lower than that of maize. In sorghum cultivation, we can...
Read more
FMD appeared in a dairy farm in Rábapordány
The presence of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was confirmed by the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) laboratory on a farm in Rábapordány on April 17. One cow from...
Read more
Foodpanda automates ‘dark stores’ in Singapore to speed up deliveries
Its 24/7 warehouses ensure round-the-clock fulfilment. Foodpanda is automating its storage and retrieval system at its retail warehouses and using robots and artificial intelligence to optimise demand forecasting, inventory management,...
Read more
A more modern, efficient and sustainable agriculture is being built
Hungarian agriculture is not only the mainstay of our economy, but also the sustaining force of rural communities. The opportunities inherent in agriculture and government support play a key role...
Read more
In the Shadow of Price Margin Caps: Easter Shopping in Hungary, 2025
This year’s Easter shopping season in Hungary was less about chocolate bunnies and ham prices, and more about government-imposed price margin caps. Since March 17, the new pricing rules have...
Read more
Disrupted market, uncertain future – foot-and-mouth disease epidemic could have serious consequences
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary has triggered a serious crisis in the meat and dairy sectors, with both industries facing escalating costs, restricted exports, and significant market...
Read more
The pace of consumer price inflation in the euro area slowed in March
Annual inflation in the euro area fell in March, as previously estimated, according to final figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, on Wednesday. The annual...
Read more
Easter also boosts the gaming market, according to a survey
Easter also boosts the toy market, with families with young children generally spending between 5,000 and 10,000 forints on purchases, according to REGIO Játékkereskedelmi Kft. According to their survey, 69...
Read more
AM: Hungarian food industry enterprises continue to develop
The Ministry of Agriculture (MA) considers it particularly important to support domestic, quality food production companies, and is therefore supporting the implementation of 94 additional investment projects worth HUF 5.7...
Read more
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Association of Employers and Industrialists sign a strategic cooperation agreement
The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) and the National Association of Employers and Industrialists (MGYOSZ) signed a cooperation agreement on April 16, 2025 in order to contribute in...
Read more
BCSDH: climate protection efforts must be stepped up
According to the latest climate change survey by BCSDH and Deloitte, awareness is growing among Hungarian companies committed to sustainability, but corporate action is still below the required level. This...
Read more
Eroski develops innovative desserts made with fungal protein
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski, in partnership with catering leader Autoland, biotech company Innomy and Leartiker Technology Centre, has successfully completed the Delifungus project to develop desserts and snack bars made...
Read more
Declining birth rate, growing challenges
The big drop in birth rates in 2024 had a strong influence on the Hungarian nappy market, continuing the volume sales decline that had begun in 2023. This article is...
Read more
May 17th is a holiday for lovers of Hungarian small-brew beers
On Saturday, May 17, Hungarian small breweries will once again open their doors to the public as part of a nationwide program. This year, Open Brewery Day will once again...
Read more
Food and non-alcoholic beverage price increases continue to accelerate in Austria
In Austria, the annual rate of consumer price inflation slowed to 2.9 percent in March, in line with preliminary estimates, from 3.2 percent in the previous two months, according to...
Read more
How the US tariff war affects Hungarian companies?
As is well known, Donald Trump’s decree, which aims to remedy the “persistent and significant trade deficit caused by international trade practices” by introducing import tariffs, came into force just...
Read more
Cosmetics top the list of dangerous non-food products
The EU Rapid Alert System for Dangerous Non-Food Products received the most notifications last year for cosmetics and toys, and cosmetics also topped the list of Hungarian alerts, followed by...
Read more
Can advertising decoration be sustainable?
Every year, we use around 450 tons of advertising decorations in Hungary that contain a large amount of PVC, and only a fraction of this is recycled. PVC does not...
Read more
Food Bank saved more than 10,000 tonnes of food in 2024
In 2024 the Hungarian Food Bank Association collected and distributed 10,359 tonnes of food that was close to its expiry date or had some kind of packaging fault. This article...
Read more