Market News
Frozen vegetables are better
Date: 2009-09-14 00:02:10
According to a new research; one can save more money and even live healthier, during the winter months, if eating frozen vegetables rather than choose from the frozen import goods....
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Grape harvest on Tokaj-Hegyalja
Date: 2009-09-14 00:01:30
The grape harvest on Tokaj-Hegyalja has been started with the harvest of the muscat grape, which is the earliest exposure grape. On the historic wine region, about 35 thousand tonnes...
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It will be hard to get support from the Ministry of Agriculture
Date: 2009-09-11 00:05:00
Next year state support for agriculture will decrease with 47 billion HUF and rural development will get 5 billion HUF less. All sources supplemented with EU aid will be less:...
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The premium meat products represents the future
Date: 2009-09-11 00:04:00
Most of the Hungarian meat processing companies are almost in a hopeless position: the crisis has been further aggravated the condition of the already struggling under-resourced sector. The companies receive...
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Only drinks became more expensive
Date: 2009-09-11 00:02:55
According to Privátbankár.hu’s food basket prices have been decreasing for the third month, but drinks are getting more expensive. The September Privátbankár food basket survey shows, that prices were 0.2...
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Hungarian geese liver will be again on the shelves
Date: 2009-09-11 00:01:30
Although there is no agreement with the Négy Mancs animal rights organization, at the Hungerit Ltd. of Szentes the cut continues, such as last year, before the scandal. The majority...
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U.S. consumers still do not spend
Date: 2009-09-11 00:01:00
Not much more to reassure the U.S. economy is not in an encouraging postion.The most recent consumer credit datas shows a significant decline. After the 10.3 billion USD fall of...
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Meat can be brought to slaughterhouse without qualification
Date: 2009-09-11 00:00:30
The requisite amendment of the Ministry of Agriculture dismissed smaller slaughterhouses under the obligation of operating, if they obtain the meat from a livestock plant within 50 kilometres and market...
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More than half of the firms gives fringe benefits
Date: 2009-09-10 00:04:55
Publicus Research asked the leaders of 500 domestic companies on the general impacts of the crisis, including the cafeteria and about the future of the fringe benefits after the introduction...
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Dairy producers can only receive help on national level
Date: 2009-09-10 00:03:20
Hungary will take all steps that the EU rules allow, to cure the problems of the dairy sector – said Gráf József Minister of Agriculture after failed to agree on...
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The foreign trade turnover between January and July 2009
Date: 2009-09-10 00:03:20
According to the estimations of the Central Statistical Office; Hungary’s export reached 1388 million HUF, while imports reached 1242 billion HUF. Calculated in euro, exports decresed 18, imports by 32...
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Tea can become more expensive in the next 12 months
Date: 2009-09-10 00:01:20
The lack of global tea stocks can be 10 percent higher than this year's level for the next year. It can cause a price increasing effect on the market. The...
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Romanian retail trade fell in the last twelve months
Date: 2009-09-10 00:00:50
According to the Bucharest statistical office; because of the the drastic decline in demand, Romanian retail sales fell by nearly 14 percent in July, compared to the same period of...
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The triumph of supermarkets continued, lively shoppings decreased
Date: 2009-09-09 00:05:00
According to GfK Hungária’s first half-year report of 2009 on domestic retail; households purchased significantly lower quantity. Similar to last year, this year also the supermarket channel has reached the...
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The Chamber of Agriculture starts an offensive before the collapse of the grain market
Date: 2009-09-09 00:04:25
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture tries to draw the antention in letter of the High Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU, Gráf József, Minister of Agriculture and the largest advocacy...
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The financing of the mall constructions was not profitable for the banks
Date: 2009-09-09 00:02:00
One of the largest mall in Germany, the 120 thousand square meters A10-Center in Berlin, reported bankrupcy. It is not yet locked up, even considering its expansion, but it is...
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Hungary and Germany are among the biggest losers
Date: 2009-09-09 00:01:20
According to the study of German Deka Bank, comparing 31 developed and determined country; Hungary and Germany are among the biggest losers of the economic crisis in Europe. The experts...
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Extra tax can hit the carbonated soft drinks in the U.S.
Date: 2009-09-09 00:00:30
There is a growing demand in the United States, that the federal government should impose a special tax to reduce the excessive consumption of junk food and carbonated soft drinks....
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Hungary’s food retail increased in value, but decreased in volume
Date: 2009-09-08 00:04:55
According to Nielsen market research company; the amount of food retail turnover in the second quarter in nine developed European countries as well as in Hungary, had been reduced, compared...
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Low wheat prices
Date: 2009-09-08 00:04:30
According to Vancsura József, President of the National Association of Cereal Growers the wheat prices are 20-25 percent lower, compared to the same period of last year. In addition, there...
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Nielsen’s Consumer Confidence Index repeated its July results
Date: 2009-09-04 00:06:20
According to the survey of Nielsen Market Research Company; In August, the consumer confidence index retained its highest level this year, the 48 points of July. After the March nadir...
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KSH: Faster decline in imports than exports
Date: 2009-09-04 00:05:00
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), during the 2009 January-June period, the volume of exports decreased by 20 percent of imports by 25 percent, compared to the period of...
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Seeking for cheaper products in a growing number of businesses
Date: 2009-09-04 00:04:28
According to the joint study of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and GfK Hugária; Hungarians adapts to the economical crisis a special way, so the Hungarian market, therefore, should be managed...
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Eurozone retail trade fell unexpectedly in July
Date: 2009-09-04 00:04:00
Based on the data released by Eurostat, during July retail sales decreased by 0.2 percent within the euro area, after the stagnation of June. Analysts expected a 0.2 percent increase....
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More food is imported each year
Date: 2009-09-04 00:02:55
According to Agrármonitor; In recent years the proportion of imported food has significantly increased in Hungary, so the experts are now estimate that it is exceeds 30 percent. Between 2000...
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The 500 largest companies of the region – the Hungarians are in better position
Date: 2009-09-04 00:01:30
Manager magazine publishes – with the contribution of Coface Hungary – the list of the Top 500 Central and Eastern European companies.The Top 500 list publishes the ranking of the...
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Conscious nutrition for healthy aging
Date: 2009-09-04 00:00:50
Various studies show, that a huge number of pensioners living in retirement homes do not receive age-appropriate, balanced diet and many have not taken the recommended daily amount of energy....
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The Ministry of Agriculture supports efficient irrigation
Date: 2009-09-03 00:05:50
From the autumn, non-refundable support can be be requested for water-saving irrigation technologies – appears in the ruling of the Minister for Agriculture. In the case of irrigating from layer...
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The purchasing manager index has improved after one and a half year
Date: 2009-09-03 00:05:20
The total performance of the manufacturing industry has improved in August, in the United States. This is the first month, during the past year and a half, when the sector’s...
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Dairy producers contemplating an EU-wide strike
Date: 2009-09-03 00:03:00
Dairy producers could decide European Union-wide strike, if there will not be favorable decisions on next week's meeting of agriculture ministers of the member states – announced on Tuesday by...
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