Market News
According to MAGOSZ; family farmers may go bankrupt
Date: 2009-10-21 00:06:00
Many family farmers drifted to the border of financial impossibility and can not even repay their loans – said Jakab István President of Magosz on a press conference in Budapest....
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Hungary is 43rd in the Human development index rankings
Date: 2009-10-21 00:04:12
The human development index (HDI), is an index, measuring a broader well-being, than GDP, because it consist living indicators in addition to expressing the value of life expectancy through public...
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U.S.A. may impose safeguard duties against China, due to carbon dioxide emissions
Date: 2009-10-21 00:03:00
China may lose its largest market in the future, if China will not do anything against pollution. The U.S. may impose safeguard duties on Chinese products if the Asian country...
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EU can allow GM maize
Date: 2009-10-21 00:01:00
The European Union agriculture ministers of the member countries reached no agreement about allowing the three GM maize to the EU markets- said Gráf József Minister of Agriculture, after the...
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The case of the glycerol wines was exploded because of the identity of the star winemaker
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:12
Vincze Béla, the winemaker of the year 2005, improved the quality of the wine with glycerol. The investigation has not yet been completed, but it is conceivable that later the...
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Indicator lights for healthy nutrition
Date: 2009-10-20 00:03:00
Consumer protection ministers of several German provinces demand the introduction of the light-regulation on the nutrient content of foods, using red, yellow and green colors. According to nutrition experts; the...
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Hypermarket chicken is not secure
Date: 2009-10-20 00:01:25
According to the 2007-2008 survey of the British Food Standards Agency food control authority; campylobacter bacteria was found in 65 percent of chicken available in the hypermarkets, and salmonella in...
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Now we hit the bottom, we will not deteriorate further
Date: 2009-10-19 00:05:02
According to the joint forecast of GKI Economic Research Institute and Erste Bank; Hungarian economy hit the bottom of the decline in the autumn of 2009 and an increase is...
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Expensive dishwashers – a nearly 11 billion market
Date: 2009-10-19 00:04:25
According to Nielsen’s retail index, the hand dishwashing detergents retail sales rose 10 percent between September 2008 and August 2009, compared to the previous period. The machine segment increased by...
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European Union’s Court of Auditors on dairy market
Date: 2009-10-19 00:03:25
According to the EU Court of Auditors report; The EU should pay attention of the domestic dairy market needs and the adequate standard living for farmers, instead of dismantling the...
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The world in Mirror
Date: 2009-10-19 00:02:57
The world in Mirror exhibition can be seen from 15th October at Klebelsberg Kultúrkúria. The event that is processing the theme of human nature and sustainable development is organised by...
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A liquidation proceedings record
Date: 2009-10-19 00:01:35
On Friday the number of liquidations exceeded the liquidation datas of the whole last year. In 2008, a total of 11 504 initiated liquidation proceedings were started against companies, this...
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The growing challenge of climate change
Date: 2009-10-19 00:01:20
”The global climate change has the bigges affect on agriculture We need to adapt to the increasingly extreme weather conditions at a regional level” said – Katona Béla, president of...
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Logo against import potatoes
Date: 2009-10-19 00:00:41
The National Potato Marketing Association (OBTT) would defend domestic producers against the flood of import potatoes with Hungarian origin marking logo. The label will indicate, that the potatoe was grown...
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Virtual food marketplace for Hungarian products
Date: 2009-10-19 00:00:40
Hungary's first virtual market has been launched a few months ago, where supply and demand can find each other. The Virtual Marketplace’s objective is consistent with the Social Web Shop...
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The consumption of cold non-alcoholic beverages decreased
Date: 2009-10-16 00:04:12
According to the study of GfK Hungária and the European Agricultural Consulting Ltd.; 10 percent fewer cold non-alcoholic beverages were purchased by the households, in this year's first semester, in...
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The GKI – Microsoft's business competitiveness and environmental indices
Date: 2009-10-16 00:04:00
The Competitiveness Index (VEX) decreased in the second quarter of 2009, in all countries, including Hungary. The value of the business environment index (UX) is slightly higher, compared to the...
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Széchenyi Card: seven hundred billion loan outplacement
Date: 2009-10-16 00:03:02
Seven years, 700 billion HUF loan outplacement, 120 thousand cards, more than 150 thousand requests – this is the Széchenyi-card balance. The government will continue to support the most successful,...
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Hungarian DIY chain to keep the competitiveness on the domestic market
Date: 2009-10-16 00:01:25
The Hungarian DIY retailers are trying to compete against the chain of stores with common image and procurement. So far, 16 retailers are grouped under the Ezermester (Handyman) name plate,...
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The U.S. retail trade turnover increased without the car industry
Date: 2009-10-15 00:04:02
U.S. retail sales fell by 1.5 percent in September. This is the biggest drop, since last December. But if the car industry is not taken into account, a more than...
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Franchise even stronger during crisis
Date: 2009-10-15 00:01:21
The long-term survival of franchise systems has much more chanse, compared to other businesses. The economic crisis – due to the usage of network benefits – may increase the benefits...
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Fine tunes on food code
Date: 2009-10-14 00:15:00
The Parliament adopted the law proposal, about the prohibition of unfair distribution practices against agricultural and food suppliers, which was sent back by the President of the Republic for consideration....
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Prices increased by 4.9 percent in a year
Date: 2009-10-14 00:05:58
The monthly inflation rate was 0.1 percent in September. Compared to last September, the prices have increased 4.9 percent. In the first nine months, prices were 3.9 percent higher than...
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The Minister of Agriculture would give bonus support to the dairy industry
Date: 2009-10-14 00:05:00
Twenty Minister of Agriculture would separate an additional 300 million euros, for the support of the community milk market from next year's EU budget. The amount would came from resources...
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German optimism seems to fade away
Date: 2009-10-14 00:03:25
ZEW institute's German economic mood index decreased from the 57.7 points of September to 56 points in October, while analysts expected 58.3 points. According to the preliminary expectations of the...
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The Conscious Consumer Index has strengthened
Date: 2009-10-13 00:02:35
The latest Conscious Consumer Index (TVI) of Kirakat.hu and Ipsos slightly increased in the first half of 2009. The loyalty index toward Hungarian products has increased a lot, but consumers...
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A significant drop in agricultural producer prices
Date: 2009-10-13 00:02:08
The agricultural producer price level in August fell by 11.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The price of plant products decreased by 16.4, live animals...
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Technical break does not mean the changing of opening hours
Date: 2009-10-13 00:01:00
The Supreme Court pointed out, that the break of the opening hours are not considered to be an opening hours change, therefore it does not require a separate notification. The...
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Chocolate lover English and German
Date: 2009-10-13 00:00:30
In spite of the economic crisis, the British do not give up their daily dose of chocolate, even the consumption has been increased by almost 6 percent this year. The...
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The fate of shelf money is a question
Date: 2009-10-12 00:04:38
According to the informations of Napi Gazdaság; the 3 percent secondary recovery limit so-called shelf money can be out of the food product draft law. The 3 percent secondary recovery...
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