Market News
Many dairy farmers quit
Date: 2011-12-05 01:49:02
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that the production price of raw milk was HUF 85.85/kg in September, up 1...
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The meat business is buzzing
Date: 2011-12-05 01:47:40
In September foreign trade continued to grow and KSH registered the year’s highest export level: export amounted to HUF 2,024 billion and import was in the value of HUF 1,809...
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Message from the shop floor: don’t forget to buy batteries for your devices!
Date: 2011-12-05 01:41:59
Zita Sebők, marketing manager of Energizer Magyarország Kft. told our magazine that the average shopper buys batteries every second month. Most of the time they choose products with familiar packaging,...
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More seasonal and more promotion-dependent wet condiments
Date: 2011-12-05 01:38:07
Nielsen data about the first half of 2011 indicate that so far there has not been a decline in demand for wet condiments. Kinga Vichor, Unilever Hungary’s dressings deployment assistant...
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Sales have become somewhat more concentrated
Date: 2011-12-05 01:29:23
Among dry condiments the mayonnaise category is the biggest, with annual sales above HUF 6 billion, according to Nielsen data for the September 2010-August 2011 period. Retail sales were up...
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Demand has shifted towards poultry wieners
Date: 2011-12-05 01:19:46
Wiener remains an important element on the New Year’s Eve table. Boglárka Grabant, marketing manager of Sága Foods told our magazine that in December 2010 wiener sales soared by 53...
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Wiener sales improved in terms of both value and volume
Date: 2011-12-05 01:12:10
November-December is wiener season indeed: last year 21 percent of total volume sales was realised in this period, just like a year before. According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail...
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Dedication and the quality-oriented approach remain
Date: 2011-12-05 01:00:45
Jens Hillebrand was named Wiesbauer-Dunahús’ managing director early this year. He worked for the company for seven years under the leadership of Dr Endre Tamás, who taught him a lot....
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European Day of Commerce: deserved attention
Date: 2011-12-05 00:36:58
In Budapest the European Day of Commerce was held for the 7th time on 3 November. Commerce generates 11 percent of the European Union’s GDP and in Hungary more than...
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Anuga participation with state support
Date: 2011-12-05 00:07:13
Agricultural Marketing Centre announced a tender for SMEs and family enterprises, in order to help them in participating in trade fairs or exhibitions abroad. A sum up to HUF 2...
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Criminals are more active in shopping malls during the holiday season
Date: 2011-12-02 15:05:25
The police is about to take special care of certain districts of the capital throughout the holiday season, with a special emphasis on shopping centers and malls – László Oláh,...
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Krisán László: The Szechenyi Card is a real help for the businesses
Date: 2011-12-02 13:55:07
Businesses need effectively assisting programs. The Széchenyi Card can ensure this- emphasized Krisán László, CEO of KA-VOSZ Zrt. to MTI k summarizing their experiences. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and...
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KSH: exports rose in September
Date: 2011-12-02 13:50:27
The volume of export and import continued to increase in September. Export increased by 8.6, while import by 2.2 percent compared to the same period of the last year –...
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The finance of food chain surveillance will mainly be paid by the trade from the middle 2012
Date: 2011-12-02 13:10:11
The finance of food chain surveillance will be transformed from the middle of next year. The new system replaces the former, which will take the changed conditions into account –...
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Romania: the mall fever supersedes the small shops
Date: 2011-12-02 12:25:06
In the past four years, 6,500 stores have been terminated in Romania, and the trend continues. Beside the decrease in purchasing power, the other reason for the phenomenon is the...
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Hungarian women barely spend on cosmetics
Date: 2011-12-02 11:57:05
According to a Farmec's new survey, carried out by NRC, the fifth of Hungarian women over 40 do not purchase any creams against wrinkles, due to financial reasons or the...
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Magazine: Forced price increase may end the energy drink boom
Date: 2011-12-02 11:11:46
Currently the most important factor in energy drink sales is the public health product fee (‘crisp tax’ as it is called). It is rather probable that the new tax will...
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The mall stop is a mistake according to the president of OKSZ
Date: 2011-12-01 13:10:26
The mall stop is a bad decision and the EU and the IMF will not like it as well – said Vámos György, General Secretary of the National Trade Association...
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Hay Group: Hungarians earn well
Date: 2011-12-01 12:55:35
According to the survey of Hay Group; the Hungarian employees receive the third-highest compensation package among the former socialist countries – only the Czech Republic and Russia is ahead of...
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The CBA and Coop would buy the leaving food chains together
Date: 2011-12-01 12:50:22
Baldauf László, Managing Director of the CBA considers the purchasing of the leaving chains an important task – published by Figyelő on Thursday. Baldauf confirmed that soon they will try...
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World coffee market before price explosion
Date: 2011-12-01 12:49:55
The bad climate in Colombia, and the increase of the middle class in China threatens the world coffee market. Although, due to the crisism coffee has now become even cheaper,...
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Visa: slowdown in consumer spendings growth in the EU
Date: 2011-12-01 12:40:28
In the countries of the European Union, consumer spendings rose by an average 0.5 percent in the third quarter of this year, compared to the same period of the last...
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Magazine: Christmas gift packages – targeted according to age, sex and retail channel
Date: 2011-12-01 12:19:41
According to data from Nielsen research, chemical products and cosmetics are the losers of the period after the economic recession – no wonder that all cosmetics manufacturers will make great...
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Untaxed pálinka was found in a distillery in Nyáregyháza
Date: 2011-12-01 12:10:38
The distillery in Nyáregyháza, where the finance guards found larger amounts of unjustified origin fruitpálinka and sugar mash can expect more than a fifteen million HUF fine – told the...
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It is worth to manage the Christmas shopping online
Date: 2011-11-30 14:40:07
According to the survey of PayPal; even beside the bad forint exchange rate and transportation costs it is worth to order online. For example the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet...
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The DTZ ranked back the commercial property market of Budapest
Date: 2011-11-30 14:35:22
Budapest's commercial property market became less attractive in the third quarter, because Hungary climbs back hardly to the map of institutional investors, and the loss of confidence in Europe, has...
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Nearly 18 percent drop in corporate loans within two years
Date: 2011-11-30 14:30:59
In the last two years, the stock of loans granted to corprations decreased brutally – said Csillik Péter, chief economist of the Hungarian Banking Association. The expert believes, that corporate...
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140-150 euros per hectare can basic support is expected in the new CAP
Date: 2011-11-30 14:10:46
Domestic farmers can expect 140 to 150 euros per hectare basic support between 2014-2020 in the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) – told Czerván György, Secretary of State of the...
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The French would protect their domestic market from Hungarian foie gras
Date: 2011-11-30 13:10:24
Two-third of foie gras consumed in France comes from Hungary. The indignant goose breeders of south-western France, therefore, demand the introduction of the protected geographical indication (IPG) to protect the...
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Magazine: Colourful ideas with modern machinery
Date: 2011-11-30 12:35:45
Packaging not only protects goods but also stimulates shopping. Environmental aspects are increasingly important in both production and logistics. Dunapack’s packaging solutions meet even the most demanding partners’ requirements. They...
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