Market News
Meat market exposed to changes in exchange rates
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Global trends in the meat and poultry markets are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the market price information system of KSH and AKI can be...
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Record breaking growth for chemical products
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Top list of chemical products producing most dynamic growth in 2008 (percentage on 2007 basis)....
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Toilet cleaners showing growth
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Nielsen data, retail sales of detergents expanded by 5 percent last year, exceeding HUF 12 billion. Toilet cleaners, the largest segment in the category produced growth of 10...
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Uncertainty regarding the end of recession
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt and Erste Bank, the end of the global recession and its extent is completely uncertain. GDP in the EU is expected to...
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Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture urging introduction of SPS in 2009
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A substantial part of animal husbandry might disappear by 2012, which could lead to a major crisis. This danger comes from the delay in the introduction of the SPS law,...
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Stain-free cleanness with specialised products
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
6-8 different types of detergents are used by average Hungarian households. Most housewives use specialised products and universal detergents at the same time. Dish washers, scrubbing powders and creams, germ...
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Hungarians worried mainly by cost of alcohol consumption
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
44 percent of Hungarians claim that they never consume alcohol. According to a survey conducted by the GfK group for Wall Street Journal Europe, the biggest concern for Hungarians regarding...
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TV2 preparing for the spring with new programs
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
As it has been revealed recently, a show under the title “Mr. & Mrs.” and hosted by Claudia Liptai and Attila Till is to be launched soon by TV2. Áll...
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Fewer households buying general detergents and floor cleaners
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, different changes have taken place in various segments of households detergents, which has resulted in some shifts in their respective market...
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Domestic chains re-magnetised
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Shopping Monitor and Shopping Mission 2008-2009 surveys prepared about distribution channels by GfK Hungária, smaller stores continue to play an important role in Hungary. For the first...
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Cheap food after a good harvest
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to a forecast by Kopint-Tárki Konjunktúrakutató Intézet Zrt. and Agrár Európa Tanácsadó Kft., food prices will only rise moderately this year, increasing at a slower rate than inflation. The...
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Drugstores strengthening their position in HUF 19 billion market
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of hair care products stagnated at slightly over HUF 19 billion last year. The nearly HUF 11 billion market of shampoos remained...
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Grain prices halved
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The supply price of agricultural products was down by 22,6 percent in December 2008, compared to December 2007. The price of plant products was down by 38 percent, while that...
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Weak HUF good for only a few
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Tamás Éder, chairman of ÉFOSZ, the weakness of the HUF will only benefit a very limited number of food processing enterprises. In his opinion, it is unlikely that...
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Washing hair no longer enough
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The hair care market is still dominated by shampoos but balsams have also been producing dynamic growth for years and sales of conditioners also began to soar last year. Demand...
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Romania still enjoying growth
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales in the EU-27 countries were down by 0.2 percent on average, and by 1.5 percent in the Euro zone in November 2008,...
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Market expanding, growth for milk chocolate
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Retail sales of Easter sweets rose again last year. Sales were up by 7 percent in terms of quantity, and by 22 percent in terms of value. Total sales were...
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Key factor for new products: proportion of people who try it
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, there are three factors influencing the development of new products at present: consumer confidence, the expansion of private labels and the...
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Fat producing highest price rise
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In January 2009, consumer prices were up by 0,6 per cent on average compared to December and by 3.1 percent compared to January 2008. Food prices were up 2.2 percent,...
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Branded rabbits and eggs in leading role
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Quality is the trend among seasonal sweets. Manufacturers of branded milk chocolate figures won’t have much to worry about this Easter. Last year, real milk chocolate accounted for three out...
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Trendy foods
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Trends have a substantial influence on shopping decisions. Such trends also have the power to change consumer habits and the structure of demand for good. The effects of trends can...
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New orders for processing sector down by a quarter
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 12 percent in November 2008, compared to November 2007. Production in the first 11 months of 2008 was up by 0.4 percent compared to the...
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Typical consumers of seasonal sweets are young
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Sales of Easter chocolate figures continue to drop. Hyper markets remain the primary distribution channel, while the market share of small stores continues to shrink, according to data from GfK...
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Different trends for light milk and light soft drinks
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to data from the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the popularity of both low and high fat content milks increased in the first nine months of 2008, but that of normal...
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Modest year for hotels
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Though the number of guests buying commercial accommodation services was up by 1-2 percent in 2008, they spent fewer nights there, compared to 2007. The revenues generated by accommodation services...
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Seasonal market of cooked ham stable at HUF 12 billion
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, sales of processed meat were up by 4 percent in terms of value, while cooked ham produced stagnation in 2008. Sales of cooked ham...
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Calories in system of classification
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the findings of several surveys, Hungarian consumers are becoming increasingly health conscious, as illustrated by the growing popularity of nutritional labelling systems and programs. Initiatives aimed at orienting...
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Discounts challenging big hyper markets
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The discount channel has been expanding successfully in France as well, while the market share of bigger than 6,500 square meter hyper markets has been shrinking. Five out of the...
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Less imported ham – can domestic industry benefit from this?
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
„I have some good news and some bad” – one could say. The good news is that if the HUF will stay as weak as it is now, then domestic...
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Three-quarters of domestic production is exported
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
While total food consumption is declining, the consumption of bio food is growing. Bio production is based on transparent and clear regulations, which guarantee that it is compliant with specific...
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