Market News
Cattle for slaughter past the bottom
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) constantly monitors trends in the world market of poultry and meat. Data from the Market Price Information system of KSH and AKI can be useful...
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Creams for all age groups
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Manufacturers of hand creams, face creams and body lotions need to reconcile two different consumer needs. One is that products should only contain natural ingredients, while the other is that...
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Half way correction of course
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
The corrective economic measures seen at present in Hungary are being used at a time of economic boom in the EU and also of growing global uncertainty. The deficit of...
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Swine sector bleeding from several wounds
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Meat production is becoming increasingly concentrated in Hungary, with less than fifty enterprises generating three-quarters of domestic sales and the major part of export. The Hungarian meat processing industry ceased...
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Animals behind
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to KSH data, the prices of agricultural produce were 18 per cent up in August 2007, compared to August 2006. The average price of plant produce showed an increase...
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Mild recession in the poultry sector
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
There have not been many positive developments in recent years for the poultry sector. According to data from the Poultry Product Council, 427,000 tonnes of poultry was sold to industry...
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Decline continuing
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Revenues of retail stores continued to decline in August 2007. Total sales were 3.6 per cent down compared to August 2006. According to KSH data, the volume of retail sales...
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Milk price to continue rising
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to Miklós Istvánfalvi, chairman of the Milk Product Council, this year has brought major changes for milk producers. Prices have begun to rise. In July for example, these were...
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Product info from the net
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
According to the Internet Insight Report of Gfk Hungária, Internet is already an important source of pre-purchase information for customers, despite the fact that online sales are still marginal in...
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Fewer but more modern mills
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Hungary is part of the corn belt of Europe. Annual production is between 13-16 million tonnes. An increasing proportion of production is warehoused and exported. As an result of the...
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(HU) Növekedési források az új piaci helyzetben
Date: 2007-11-28 08:00:00
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Poster companies in strategic association
Date: 2007-11-28 00:00:00
In the future the firms sell their poster places together, so make a better service for their customers. The six companies Europlakat, EuroAWK, Pont Reklám, ESMA-QIB, Mahir City Poster and...
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Sugar can be used by winemaking
Date: 2007-11-28 00:00:00
The only question the percent, Hungary want 2%, EU would give only 1% European Union governments fell to narrow their differences over how to reform Europe's vast wine sector and...
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New plazas in South-Pest
Date: 2007-11-27 00:00:00
Neo Center investment on Hatar street starts next year's beginning, Köki Center will be overdue. The HUF 15 billion investment Neo center is a multifunctional building. The entertainment place for...
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Fake Waffles in value of HUF 3.5 million
Date: 2007-11-27 00:00:00
The truck came from Serbia to Slovakia and delivered 2,700 kilo sweets. The authority found that 43,000 packages of waffles has a fake trade mark. The driver must bring to...
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HUF 8 billions for sweets in Christmas season
Date: 2007-11-27 00:00:00
Hungarians eat sweets early in value of HUF 120 billion. Costumers give for „Szaloncukor", Hungarian unique, HUF 5.5-6 billion, for chock figures almost HUF 950 million, for sweet gifts HUF...
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Exhibition for spare bought, unused products
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
The Waste Reduction Alliance Hungary (HuMuSz) showed the objects at the event organised on „Buy Nothing Day”. In Hungary yearly 5 million tons waste ariesen, what could be minimized with...
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Decrease in retail sales continued
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Central Statistic Office the retail sales has been falling since the beginning of the year. The volume of retail sales adjusted for calendar effects decreased by 2.5%...
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Sparkler action for costumers
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
The government started the action to protect the consumers with strong supervising in christmas season. The control period ends on first week in 2008, the most authorities take part in...
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Fake slaughterhouses were found
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
One of them worked in a crumbling hovel in Budapest, in the other in Region Pest pigs and cows were sliced. The processor in Budapest were checked and baned several...
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The online ordered food are not fresh enough in England
Date: 2007-11-26 00:00:00
A snapshot survey by the consumer organisation found “best before” dates were, on average, a day earlier for goods ordered over the internet. Which? bought goods from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda...
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Growing markets of refreshers
Date: 2007-11-23 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research 7% more beer, 16% more mineral water, 17% more fruit juice were sold in Hungary between October 2006-September 2007. Store types and quantum of sold refreshers...
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Year's end shopping focus on hypermarkets
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
This year MP4 player and auto navigation set are the most popular christmas gifts. According to Gfk researches in December consumer give 25% more for FMCG as in a normal...
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2008 – Year of Feta
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
Greece is hoping promotion of its trademark salty cheese will win more international clients. Despite winning the exclusive right to call its white cheese feta in 2005, after a long...
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Brussels Plans 'Made in EU' Food Label
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
The European Commission is considering introducing a “made in the EU” label for food and drinks, aimed at identifying products made in the European Union. The proposal, prepared by health...
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Soon opens the first Cortefiel store in Budapest
Date: 2007-11-22 00:00:00
Beginning with 2009, Spanish group Cortefiel will market its own brand in Hungary. Cortefiel is targeting urbanized adults between the age of 30 and 60, which makes it a rival...
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Instead choco Santas Hungarians buy „szaloncukor”
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
According to Gfk Hungaria ConsumerScan datas the demanf for Hungarian christmas candy „szaloncukor” growth in 2006, but 2% less Santas from choco were bought. In the last seasson 4% more...
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Yearly 130 millio kilo meat of pork is bought on black roads
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
According to specialist of meat industry said: it will be 25% price increase in Europe in 2008. The members of the Hungarian Meat Association said they have to survive 10%...
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Americans give less money for Chirstmas
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
The holiday sales season may be the grimmest for U.S. retailers in at least five years said specialists. High gasoline and home heating prices, as well as levels of consumer...
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Strong food security control in Christmas period
Date: 2007-11-20 00:00:00
The authority works normally with 800 people, in December with 2,000. The supervisors check the traceability of the products, the logistic conditions, the quality control, the waste managment etc....
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