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Final negotiations in December
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
EU ministers reopened old divisions over how to overhaul Europe's vast wine sector, clashing over plans to dig up centuries-old vineyards and rekindling a north-south rift on using sugar in...
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Small stores are on the way to change the price tables
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
According to Federation of Hungarian Food Industries a new price increase in volume 10-15 % will come in the next weeks. There is a climbing at price elevation in food...
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More people than ever enjoy health benefits of milk but not in Hungary
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
The overall growth in milk consumption comes at a time when demand is outstripping supply, prompting higher milk prices. New Tetra Pak figures, released in advance of World Osteoporosis Day...
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Next year will come 15% wage minium increase in retail
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
Representatives of retail enterprises said HUF 86,000 too high for them.According to aggrement in 2005 workers in retail should get minimum 15% wage increase in 2008. Trade Union is open...
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Illegal slaughterhouse in Orkeny
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
The authority took 2,7 tons of chicken meat. The owner has to pay more million HUF fine. 10 years before there was a legal slaughterhouse, which had to close because...
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Beer consumption decrease in Germany
Date: 2007-10-24 00:00:00
We should force 50% price increase in the next five years to cover our cost – said Richard Weber, president of German Beer Association. Prices climb higher because of the...
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(HU) Önmérsékletet és állami támogatást vár a Baromfi Termék Tanács
Date: 2007-10-19 00:00:00
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Grocery retail sales growth increases to 5% in Britain
Date: 2007-10-17 00:00:00
According to the latest figures from research group TNS the Britain's supermarket industry showed stronger growth in the past three months. Sales through grocers grew at an annual rate of...
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Sainsbury's local gets high strength alcohol ban
Date: 2007-10-17 00:00:00
A Sainsbury's Local store in Ealing, has been banned from selling high strength lagers, beers and ciders. Sainsbury's accepted a proposed police condition to remove all high strength beers and...
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Prices and wages shoot up in Poland
Date: 2007-10-16 00:00:00
Prices of Polish goods and consumer services in September rose by 2.3%, compared to September 2006 – economists forecasted a rise of 1.9%. At the same time, gross wages in...
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30 million people starve in Europe
Date: 2007-10-16 00:00:00
The UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) celebrates the 27. World Food Day, it was a Hungarian initiative. Jozsef Graf, Hungarian minister of agricultur at an event said every governments...
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Price increase and quality trademark at the egg-market
Date: 2007-10-16 00:00:00
Some grower delivers its goods with the Hungarian Saint Crown sign, which shows that the egg is not only Hungarian but healthy. Growers, who get the trademark are controlled by...
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Whispering campaign is the most efficient
Date: 2007-10-15 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research in 47 countries, people believe in information coming from another person, better than from the newspapers, radio or tv. For costumers, using the internet, the most...
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20% less sugar beet to process
Date: 2007-10-12 00:00:00
From the total of 805,000 tonnes of sugar beet 119,000 tonnes of sugar will be placed in to the silos. The factories would still be able to cover local demand....
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Notice for Brasil
Date: 2007-10-10 00:00:00
The Brazilian government and the country's farming industry deny the claims of use of illegal growth hormones and say Brazil is implementing the recommendations of EU animal health officials who...
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Textil war between EU-China is over
Date: 2007-10-10 00:00:00
Imports of chinese textils will be closely monitored, but the level of import will not be restricted. The European Union has agreed to end quota restrictions on Chinese textile imports...
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Government to get tough on Scotch whisky definitions
Date: 2007-10-09 00:00:00
Scotch need protection because of the foreign counterfeiters, this drink is Scotland's most important export product. The proposed legislation will make special provisions relating to Scotch whisky. The proposals will...
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Retail-branded chocolates are popular in Britain
Date: 2007-10-09 00:00:00
Last years English consumer bought candies for GBP 4.1 billion. The chocolate is very popular in the land, but further people wanted the products of big chocolate companies, nowadays they...
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Help for Hungarian firms on the foreign markets
Date: 2007-10-08 00:00:00
Last week Kinga Gönczi, foreign minister and Istvan Fekete, president of Joint Venture Association (JVA) signed an agreement. According to the engagement the members of the JVA help to ministry...
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EU allows most UK meat exports
Date: 2007-10-05 00:00:00
The export of fresh beef and sheep meat would be allowed. The decision would be adopted formally from October 12 but would enter into force only if there were no...
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Polish fish meal is unsafe
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
Tthe ban is to stay in force until Russian veterinarians investigation the Polish system of export controls. Russia has banned imports of fish meal, mainly used as fodder, mixing meat...
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Pubs step up pressure over supermarket alcohol
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
Pub operators have stepped up the pressure on the Government to take action against supermarkets selling cheap booze. The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has written to ministers urging...
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