Market News
The level of agricultural producer prices decreased
Date: 2012-04-12 12:10:54
Following the dynamics of the previous months, the agricultural producer price level decreased by 4.5 percent in February, compared to a year earlier. The price of crop products fell by...
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Twenty percent less watermelons are planted in South Békés
Date: 2012-04-12 12:10:17
Watermelon production area will be smaller with hundreds of hectares in 2012 than in 2011 in South Békés. Farmers will plant an expected 2500 to 2,600 hectares until the end...
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Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages will be more expensive from the summer
Date: 2012-04-12 12:09:24
The price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will grew, due to the excise tax increase in July – said Kondrát Zsolt, senior analyst at MKB. After the 5.9 percent...
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Hungarian eggs were not allowed to enter the Czech market
Date: 2012-04-12 12:08:45
The Czech National Veterinary Authority (SVS), not allowed about three million eggs from abroad to the Czech market in the first quarter of this year. According to Thursday's communication of...
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Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
Date: 2012-04-12 11:35:22
On 11 April 2012, the general debate on administrative districts began in Parliament. In her opening speech, Erika Szabó laid emphasis on the essence of the system, pointing out that...
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Golden medal in Bordeaux for Tokaji Kereskedőház
Date: 2012-04-12 10:26:04
Since it was created in 1976, the Challenge International du Vin has acquired an expertise, skills and fame which make it a genuine reference in the world of international wine...
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Inflation is 5.5 percent, food prices increased below the average
Date: 2012-04-11 12:55:17
This year's average inflation may be around 5.3 to 5.6 percent – told the analysts of Takarékbank and ING on the basis of the datas of the Central Statistical Office...
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ILO: The number of unemployed continues to increase worldwide
Date: 2012-04-11 12:40:40
The number of unemployed is expected to grow this year and the next year, it can be close to 210 million – says Guy Ryder deputy CEO of the International...
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The second frost caused serious damages in the orchards
Date: 2012-04-11 12:35:29
The fruit trees located in unfortunate places froze for the second time this year. A part of the buds were destoyed during the extremely cold weather, that came after an...
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The price of wheat may fall further, global supply is expanding
Date: 2012-04-11 12:10:36
The price of wheat decreases for the second year. According to projections, global supply is projected will grow by 7.1 percent to 210 million tonnes this year. Beside the oversupply,...
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The Maltese Charity Service opens a bakery in Óbuda
Date: 2012-04-11 11:20:29
The Maltese Charity Service opens a bakery for people with changed work abilities in the 3rd district of the capital – informed the organization MTI on Wednesday. The premise is...
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Experimental distillery at the space station
Date: 2012-04-11 11:00:45
Whisky is made at the International Space Station. With the unique experiment the role of gravity will be tested. Experiments using malt from the Ardbeg distillery on Islay are being...
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The government's austerity may be softened in the case of mall stop
Date: 2012-04-10 13:25:43
Népszabadság was informed from various market sources, that the amandment of the mall stop may be submitted after the Easter holidays. According to the informations of Népszabadság a proposal made...
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European mall area expanded by nearly six million square meters in 2011
Date: 2012-04-10 13:10:34
According to the lastest study of Cushman & Wakefield, the expected 2011development boom in the European shopping center market is below the expectations on several markets, due to delays in...
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Years may pass until the internal consumption can help the food industry
Date: 2012-04-10 13:00:41
Domestic consumption will not change within four or five years – calculate the major food companies, so the low domestic market activity should be balanced with foreign market developments –...
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K & H: bank loans are the most important sources of SME financing
Date: 2012-04-10 12:55:09
The bank loan is still the most important source of SME financing. One in five businesses plans to use loans – said Németh László, head of K&H’s SME marketing department,...
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KSH: Industrial production increased by 1.1 percent in February
Date: 2012-04-10 12:40:36
On the basis of the preliminary datas, industrial production rose by 1.1 percent in February 2012, compared to the same month of last year – announced the Central Statistical Office...
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FruitVeB: cold weather caused serious damages in the orchards
Date: 2012-04-10 12:20:18
Frost caused serious damages in the Hungarian orchards. According to the primary surveys, the cold nights of the past two days, caused even larger damages in the orchards than last...
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It is worth to wash the reusable shopping bags
Date: 2012-04-10 11:42:00
The consumption of disposable nylon shopping bags shows a slowly but gradually decreasing trend and more and more reusable shopping bags are available – the latter, however, can be infected...
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Future Store at FOODAPEST (VIDEO)
Date: 2012-04-10 10:33:33
Videos of the event (3 pcs): A Future Store szervezői: Támogatóink:...
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Chia seed to conquer the world
Date: 2012-04-10 08:10:57
Many people in the UK won't have heard of the chia seed, but if regulators give their backing this US superfood craze could be on the way. Goji berries, kombucha,...
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A reduction in the price of eggs
Date: 2012-04-06 13:50:31
According to informations of MTI, the retail price of eggs has stopped and even decreased in some places before Easter. The price of eggs, especially in the urban shops and...
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KSH: imports grew stronger than exports in February
Date: 2012-04-06 13:20:46
In the second month of the year, the forint value of imports growth exceeded the forint value increase of exports. Imports increased by 9.5, exports by 6.3 percent, compared to...
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Nielsen identifies attributes of the global, socially-conscious consumer
Date: 2012-04-06 12:55:01
Sixty three percent of global, socially-conscious consumers are under age 40, they consult social media when making purchase decisions and are most concerned about environmental, educational and hunger causes, according...
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Easter consumer protection control: the number of infringements reduces
Date: 2012-04-06 12:40:09
The Consumer Protection Authority and the Food Chain Safety Board of Heves County identified only minor offenses during their controls, focusing on Easter products – announced Horváth László, Government Agent...
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A novelty in communication between consumers and retailers
Date: 2012-04-06 12:37:37
The NFC technology-based system will make the communication between consumers and retailers easier. The new system debuted in a store of a national supermarket chain in Budapest. According to the...
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Protection is needed in the orchards due to the cold weather
Date: 2012-04-06 12:00:19
The weather of the recent days is ideal for some dangerous mushrooms, so it is required to protect against brown rot, the tafrina, the scab with spraying – reminds th...
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More than 8 thousand venues accept OTP SZÉP-cards
Date: 2012-04-06 11:48:30
Currently, there are 300 thousand users possessing OTP SZÉP-carrds, which is the new form of cafteria tickets to purchase food. These users can now spend their money at more than...
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Hipercom: How much does Easter cost this year?
Date: 2012-04-05 19:57:19
Easter has already began if we consider it from the viewpoint of special offer leaflets. The database of Hipercom Monitoring takes a closer look at the prices of products linked...
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Kopint-Tárki: GDP will grow with 0.3 percent this year, while inflation rises to 5.5 percent
Date: 2012-04-05 13:45:22
Kopint-Tárki expects 0.3 percent economic growth in 2012, same as it was previously projected, but increased the inflation forecast to 5.5 percent, compared to the 4.6 percent forecast projected in...
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