Market News
Pessimism in the SME sector
Date: 2011-04-06 13:22:28
Hungarian firms became more pessimistic, compared with the previous years. The SME index of Policy Agenda and Ipsos stood on 50.2 percent in this March. It is the lowest data...
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Chocolate prices may increase despite the ciwil war has ended
Date: 2011-04-06 13:12:49
According to experts, the world price of cocoa beans can decrease by 12 percent in the next few days after yesterday the fights have ended in Ivory Coast, so cocoa...
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The EU plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports
Date: 2011-04-06 13:00:50
The European Union plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports and Japanese animal feed imports as the “low prevalence” water is returned to the sea at...
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Information Point in the service of the New Széchenyi Plan
Date: 2011-04-06 12:58:22
A New Széchenyi Plan Information Point opens in these days at the Regional Enterprise Foundation of a Székesfehérvár (RVA). At the information point, one can get free advices in connection...
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Four members already leaving the wine-marketing comittee
Date: 2011-04-06 12:03:58
Four members of the newly resurrected winemarketing association need to leave because of decision made by Sándor Fazekas Minister of Rural Development – agromonitor.hu pointed out. THe four members are...
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One quarter of supermarket shoppers buy organic food products
Date: 2011-04-06 10:59:21
Bioculture Association, with support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre, conducted a survey at two Budapest organic product marketplaces and in a downtown supermarket about shopping habits concerning organic products. The...
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GKI: Three economic policy challenges
Date: 2011-04-06 07:30:50
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., in 2011 the government was finally forced to do what it wanted to avoid, and to implement a program envisaging some...
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Hungarian wines will be served during the Polish EU presidency
Date: 2011-04-05 13:22:53
Hungarian wines will be served during the Polish EU presidency, that will last in the second half of 2011 – announced the Ministry of Rural Development (VM). To compile the...
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Hungarian meat industry is in nadir
Date: 2011-04-05 13:20:04
In recent months, discussions have taken place continuously, because of the dramatically increasing feed prices. The association of pig farmers turned to the ministry, pushing for government intervention as soon...
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Poultry Product Council: Need a day of poultry meat!
Date: 2011-04-05 13:14:45
The Poultry Product Council (BTT) proposes the International Poultry Council (IPC) the introduction of poultry world day at the meeting of the organisation that will be held from the 6th...
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The change of waste management rules may result in rising food prices
Date: 2011-04-05 13:07:09
The change of waste management rules may lead an up to a 10 percent food price increase. The waste management law, still under construction increases the product fee obligation of...
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Compulsory chamber membership to be introduced?
Date: 2011-04-04 14:10:50
The Law of Chambers of Agriculture still in construction would impose mandatory membership of the entire food industry, not only on producers and processors, but also on traders – reports...
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The administrative burdens of businesses may be reduced by five hundred billion
Date: 2011-04-04 14:07:18
This year, the administrative costs of businesses may reduce by a total of five hundred billion HUF. The government will decide over the first 100 billion HUF relief package this...
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Hungarian milk goes to export
Date: 2011-04-04 14:06:02
Due to the expanding export, milk shortage emerged in the country, resulting in price increase of raw milk. Only in the past month, the price of raw milk increased by...
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Price increase to be postponed
Date: 2011-04-04 14:05:12
The price of bread did not increased, although the bakers obtain flour at a higher price – told the merchants to Magyar Nemzet. According to Fodor Attila, communications director of...
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How long before the recession ends?
Date: 2011-04-04 13:02:43
In the United States people start to return to restaurants. What is the view of the profession’s Hungarian representatives on the current recession? Krisztián Kiss /Head chef of Cascade/: Our...
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Five billion HUF to the development of local markets
Date: 2011-04-04 12:55:43
The government would spend five billion HUF on the development of the local markets, in order to transport the locally produced goods to the local communities without intermediaries – said...
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Sunday opening hours – Pro and con
Date: 2011-04-01 18:26:35
The proposal is intended not only to give the workers a rest day, but also to reduce the competitive disadvantage of the smaller shops against hypermarkets. Harrach Péter believes that...
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A new network of primary producers' market at living estates
Date: 2011-04-01 17:47:20
A network of market for primary producers will soon be created, mainly in the cities at living estates, if the the example shown on Saturday by the 11th district of...
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Hungary remains GM food free
Date: 2011-04-01 17:30:19
For Hungary it remains an important objective to preserve the country free from genetically modified organisms (GMO) – said Ángyán József, State Secretary of the Ministry of Rural Development, responsible...
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Common Agricultural Policy is still the way to go
Date: 2011-04-01 16:36:03
Plans to limit subsidies paid to big farms under the Common Agricultural Policy have won insufficient support in the Council of Farm Ministers. The farm commissioner thought that the proposals...
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The future of the mushroom industry can be positive
Date: 2011-04-01 13:39:47
Hungarian mushroom production can increase by up to 30-40 percent, after the previously experienced downturn stopped. If the mushroom industry can compete with its competitors it will have a great...
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E-invoicing could be resulted in 40 billion euros savings per year
Date: 2011-04-01 13:29:33
According to the previously stated intention of the European Commission, they want to achieve a 20 percent electronic bill penetration in the EU, until 2020. The expectation is not impossible,...
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Coffee, sugar, cocoa: Five-ten-fold price increase may come?
Date: 2011-04-01 13:25:22
According to the latest forecasts, by 2014 the coffee, sugar and cocoa prices will increase to their five-ten-fold. In the key production areas, production is decreasing, because it is more...
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The .hu is not necessarily a Hungarian webstore
Date: 2011-04-01 12:28:33
The Hungarian organization of the European Consumer Centre (ECC) advises to the consumers to be informed of the businesses operating the webstore, before purchasing anything. The communication of the European...
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The white wines of Eger are promoted under the brand name Egri Csillag
Date: 2011-04-01 10:53:47
To promote the white wines of Eger that received little attention, local winemakers created the Egri Csillag wine brand. The name was chosen from more than three thousand proposed names,...
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The market of retail household chemicals expanded
Date: 2011-03-31 18:11:14
Hungary's retail household chemicals and cosmetics market was worth roughly HUF 300 billion HUF in the twelve months to February, level with the previous twelve-month period, market research company Nielsen...
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New cafeteria: the Széchenyi Rest Card soon to be arrive
Date: 2011-03-31 14:37:57
The government decided on the 30th of March on issuing the Széchenyi Rest Cards, that the employers can give to the employees in a value of 300 thousand HUF, contribution...
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One-third less malls were handed over last year
Date: 2011-03-31 14:17:08
According to the study of Cushman & Wakefield; last year, such a decline occurred in the developments of the shopping center, that has not observed since 1983. 5.2 million square...
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Government submission has not prepared in connection with the hamburger tax yet
Date: 2011-03-31 14:17:01
The Secretary of State of the National Ministry of Resources, responsible for Health issues confutes Thursday morning’s press informations over the ready submission in connection with the hamburger tax. The...
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