Market News
Branded rabbits and eggs dominate this year’s Easter too
Date: 2011-02-08 17:49:24
If we examine data by Nielsen, we can see that the market of Easter seasonal products does surprisingly well in terms of value. The economic crisis seems to discard low...
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The market expanded
Date: 2011-02-08 17:43:04
The latest trends in food consumption had a favourable effect on the frozen vegetable market. Nielsen measures turnover in four retail chains of key importance. In the October 2009-September 2010...
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Rolling eggs
Date: 2011-02-08 17:36:13
The dioxin scandal in Germany upgraded Hungarian brands. This new food scare came in handy for Hungarian farmers and food processing companies as this is the umpteenth case that a...
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Industrial production unexpectedly declined
Date: 2011-02-08 13:17:16
Nearly a 12 percent drop occurred in the volume of the industrial production in December, compared to November. It was a negative surprise for the analysts. According to the Tuesday...
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The bakers of Somogy raises their prices: Bread price will increase above 300 HUF
Date: 2011-02-08 12:56:23
A kilogram of white bread may be more expensive than 300 HUF. The majority of the bakers of Somogy will raise their prices by 20-30 percent. During the summer harvest,...
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The more Hungarian suppliers the multis will use, the greater support they will receive
Date: 2011-02-08 12:54:37
The Ministry of National Economy breaks the typical practice of the previous governments, that supported several international companies on a much higher proportion compared to the average of the region...
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214 billion HUF of meat products: increase in value and quantity
Date: 2011-02-08 12:53:46
Retail sales of meat products increased by 3 percent in value, 4 percent in quantity last year, as compared to the previous year. The annual market size is about 214...
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Be careful at price reductions
Date: 2011-02-08 12:16:17
The National Consumer Protection Authority raises consumer awareness of prudent behavior in case of price reductions. It can be observed that in this case, some traders use various tricks to...
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YouTube has the largest mobile broadband traffic
Date: 2011-02-08 12:14:29
According to Allott Communications; YouTube led the total mobile data traffic in the second half of 2010. According to the recent global survey of mobile broadband traffic; in the second...
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Russia exports caviar into the EU again
Date: 2011-02-08 12:10:56
Almost after a nine year break Russia exports caviar into the European Union again: the Russian fishery authorities allowed the export of 150 kilograms of black caviar. The initial volume...
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AVGHA is now equivalent of banks
Date: 2011-02-08 11:47:39
Starting from January this year, the Rural Credit Guarantee Foundation (AVHGA)is going to serve rural small-and medium-sized enterprises, as if it was a bank – Anikó Ulrich, Executive Director of...
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Retail channels in focus: 51-200 m²
Date: 2011-02-08 00:30:01
From the nearly 20,000 food stores 6,426 belong to the 51-200 m² group and most of them are part of a retail chain. The number of stores in this group...
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Russian experts audited the Hungarian agri-food export
Date: 2011-02-07 17:45:05
Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister and Kardeván Endre, Secretary of State responsible for food chain supervision and agri administration negotiated on Monday in Moscow with Nikolai Vlasov, the chief veterinarian...
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A turnaround may come in the retail property market
Date: 2011-02-07 12:46:28
The latest commercial market report of Colliers International shows that after the crisis years of 2008 and 2009, the Hungarian retail real estate market stabilized in 2010, as the operators...
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Kazakhstan and Russia may be the next World Trade Organisation members
Date: 2011-02-07 12:17:34
Central Asia's largest economy wants to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the future. Kazakhstan is expected to close the preparatory talks this year, so there...
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Investor confidence in the euro area exceeded the pre-crisis level
Date: 2011-02-07 12:16:20
According to the Monday released datas of the Sentix index, measuring investor confidence; in the euro zone, the Sentix index, increased to levels, have not seen for three and a...
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Christmas could not help the Czech retail
Date: 2011-02-07 12:02:14
In contrast to the expected growth Czech retail voulme produced a drop in December. Seasonally adjusted, decreased by 2.1 percent compared to November and by 1.3 percent, compared to the...
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Not recommended for dieters: a 140 thousand calorie hamburger
Date: 2011-02-07 12:00:04
An American team, whose aim is to create the most heroic dinner of the world prepared. the 140 thousand-calorie hamburger. Nearly 10 kilograms of bacon, 6 kilograms of beef and...
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GKI: Waiting for the package
Date: 2011-02-07 06:12:48
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., economic growth in Hungary will pick up in 2011. External demand will increase at a lower rate than last year but...
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The MOSZ would easen the feed shortage from the grain reserve
Date: 2011-02-04 13:11:57
The feed shortage should be easened from the grain reserve, specifically for livestock farmers – said Horváth Gábor, the Secretary-General of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers (MOSZ)...
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To choose a partner is particularly important in the SME sector
Date: 2011-02-04 13:00:28
This year it is expected, that more than the 3 percent of the domestic firms will become insolvent. Because in the small business sector, customer relations affect mostly the economic...
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German consumption is expected to grow significantly
Date: 2011-02-04 11:59:32
In Germany, the growth of public spending is expected to be threefold this year, compared to last year – shows the forecast of the GfK German market researcher. According to...
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No increase in the number of bank-customers in 2010
Date: 2011-02-04 06:29:16
In the past 10 years, 2010 was the first year when banks have not gained a significant number of new customers. Still 82 percent of the adult population has a...
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A stabilized market of cosmetics and household chemicals
Date: 2011-02-03 14:01:55
The market for cosmetics and household chemical products stabilized. Retail trade turnover reached about 300 billion HUF last year, similarly to the results of the previous year. Plus 1 percent...
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Nearly one hundred businesses may be included on the positive consumer protection list
Date: 2011-02-03 13:19:06
On the basis of the tests carried out in the past three weeks, nearly one hundred sales and service companies have chance to be included to the positive list of...
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There is a lot to improve in terms of innovation
Date: 2011-02-03 13:13:43
The European Union could not catch up with its main international competitors and still below the performance of the United States and Japan – shows the so-called Innovation Scoreboard, issued...
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Hungarian-Slovak cooperation for the benefit of small farmers
Date: 2011-02-03 13:12:51
Pozsony and Budapest, would like to achieve that the farmers, who are producing in the Slovak-Hungarian region could market their products on both sides of the border. Among other things,...
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FAO: the price of milk accelerates
Date: 2011-02-03 13:11:43
The UN Food Organisation, the FAO states, that food prices have once again increased to record highs in January. The largest increase was measured in dairy products. The FAO food...
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