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EC is not willing to get involved in the issues of the milk-market

Since the beginning of 2012, a drop in the demand for dairy products on world markets has led to a significant decrease in market prices for these products between January...

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Black grain trade decreased by more than 50 percent

Black grain trade in Hungary decreased by more than 50 percent, following the 1 July introduction of the  reverse VAT – Vancsura József, Chairman of the National Association of Cereal...

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Magazine: Preferential Sourcing System: economising and market opportunities

VOSZ-BESZ Zrt. was founded by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ). It worked out a Preferential Sourcing System (KBSZ): those companies that join the system provide SMEs with...

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In Europe we are the champions in price increases

In the EU Member States, the harmonized consumer price index was 2.6 percent, in the euro zone it was lower: 2.4 percent. The EU’s statistics show that in Hungary this...

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Company establishments are weakening due to coupon offers

The demand for company establishments are weakening for years: while before 2008 the number of businesses increased generally by 5-6 percent annually, it has fallen below 2 percent nowadays –...

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Melon exports started in Eastern Hungary

Melon exports have started from the East-Hungarian region. The region's largest exporter company, the Nyíregyháza-based Rádium Kft. has shipped about 50 trucks of melons to the Northern European countries until...

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U.S. retail sales further declined in June

Instead of the expected rise, the U.S. retail sales continued to decline in June – announced the United States Department of Commerce. After the 0.2 percent drop in May, sales...

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Is wine really the new energy drink?

The active ingredient of red wine, the resveratrol increases physical performance, so Canadian researchers hope to use the ingredient in the form of stamina tablets. Resveratrol discovered long time ago...

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TV Eaters – IPTV on the Rise

In Hungary leisure time at home has become synonymous with television viewing in the last 25-30 years. Watching TV is a typically passive activity for which content providers found no...

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VM: the chamber of agriculture will be the interest reconciliation forum of the entire agri-food industry

The most important aim of the law on the Hungarian Agriculture, Food and Rural Economic Development Chamber is to create a unified agricultural chamber, in which farmers, processors and traders...

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Agricultural producer prices have increased by 1.8 percent

In May, the producer price level of agricultural products rose by 1.8 percent, compared to the level of the previous year. The price of crop products fell by 1.7 percent,...

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The food industry increased beside declining industrial production

In May, industrial production fell by 0.4 percent, compared to the previous year – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Friday. The working-days adjusted index shows a 1.9 percent...

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The promotion of Hungarian watermelon has started

The promotion campaign of the Hungarian watermelon has started. The campaign aims to increase the consumption of watermelon, produced in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, and Szabolcs counties – said Budai Gyula Secretary of...

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Chamber of Agriculture: significant yield loss can occur in case of corn

This year corn was cultivated on a record-size area on 1.262 million hectares in Hungary, and in early June, the experts expected a good harvest. According to the report of...

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Magazine: There are few strong cheese brands

The 1-percent drop in volume sales and the 7-percent rise in value sales measured by Nielsen mean that despite growing cheese prices households try to maintain their consumption. Quality cheese...

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The Hungarian commercial real estate rents remained unchanged

While the commercial real estate rents in Hong Kong increased by 19, in New York by 15 percent in the second quarter, and in Western Europe a shortage occurred of...

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Mihály Varga: We shall not yield ground on property tax and asset tax

roperty tax and asset tax may be put on the table at IMF-EU talks, but Hungary will not yield ground on these”, Mihály Varga Minister without portfolio responsible for the...

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GMO corn seed found

Several sources of Népszabadság have confirmed that GM seed has been planted in the ground this year, despite the modified controls and administrative practices, that aimed to avoid last year’s...

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Chinese product-problems -again

Another milk scandal has begun in China: this time alkaline water mingled into the product of a Chinese manufacturer – announced the quality control office in  Shanghai. The case affects...

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Summer fair against heatstroke

It seems that the heat wave of July brings a discount wave as well. Traders attract customers with larger discounts than usual. The different stores are beginning the summer sales...

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Global catering security index from DuPont

DuPont published a global catering security index – the company's statement says. The company entrusted the “Intelligence Unit” research group (EUI) of the Economist magazine with the development of the...

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Wheat has good quality this year

Winter wheat harvest may be accomplished in a few days, as farmers have harvested more than 60 percent of the crop – said Fazekas Sándor Rural Development Minister in Karcag...

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Industrial production rose surprisingly, in the euro zone in May

Contrary to expectations, industrial production increased in the euro zone in May – show the datas of the European Union's statistics office released on Thursday. In May industrial production was...

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Hungarian businesses are pessimistic

Forint liquidity of Hungary's banking sector rose slightly in June, reflected mainly in an increase in lenders' deposits and a decline, close to nil, in central bank swap claims on...

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Chamber of Agriculture membership will be mandatory

The new Chambers of Agriculture Law was adopted by the Parliament on Thursday. Under the law, anyone who carrying out agribusiness activities will be the member of the  Hungarian Agricultural,...

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Feketelista.hu: a lot of winding up procedures in the first half of the year

Earlier this year, 2.9 percent of all the businesses, 18,249 company owners decided to close their companies, with winding up procedures. This number is 61 percent more than a year...

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The commodity price of wheat is on peak

The price of wheat is on peak, because of the domestic and U.S. news. One ton of wheat at the commodity exchange is subscribed for 65 thousand HUF for August,...

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Heat causes significant damage to the poultry production

The extreme heat causes several billion HUF damages to the domestic poultry keepers, because the major part of the livestock – despite precautions introduced at the farms – die in...

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Most Hungarians opt for spa-places for holiday

According to the datas of Szallas.hu, among the summer months we spend the most on holidays in August, an average of 76 thousand HUF. This year, the most popular holiday...

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Magazine: You can look, touch and taste

Hostess promotions are an important element of the in-store communication media mix. We asked three experts Ágnes Csiby (managing director – In-store Team Kft.), Róbert Kufár (managing director – KRQ...

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