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Farmers undertaking sustainable agricultural practices will receive another significant support
The transfer of approximately 58.5 billion forints of support has begun, as payments for agri-environmental management (AKG) and organic farming support programs (ÖKO) will be launched in addition to basic...
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Economic expectations in Germany deteriorated slightly, while the eurozone economic sentiment index rose in November
In November, the ZEW economic sentiment index for Germany deteriorated slightly, while the sentiment indicator reflecting economic expectations in the euro area improved compared to the previous month. The ZEW...
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Makeup trends reimagined
Hungary’s decorative cosmetics market has shown spectacular growth in recent years, but in the first half of 2025 the previous momentum slowed down a bit. This article is available for...
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British retailer Tesco helps visually impaired shoppers with new technology
Tesco is the first in the UK to introduce the Be My Eyes app, which provides live video assistance to blind and visually impaired shoppers. This article is available for...
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The presence of avian influenza has also been confirmed in Csongrád-Csanád County
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has confirmed the presence of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in a farm keeping fattening turkeys in Csongrád-Csanád County. The affected herd...
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Researchers at the HUN-REN Agricultural Research Center, Institute of Agriculture have developed a new drought-tolerant wheat line
Researchers at the HUN-REN Agricultural Research Center (HUN-REN ATK) Agricultural Research Institute have developed a new drought-tolerant wheat line. Semi-dwarf wheat can reduce yield losses caused by water shortage even...
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Local Products Not Always Better for the Environment, Göttingen University Study Finds
Many consumers believe that locally produced food is more environmentally friendly than imported goods — but that’s not necessarily true. A recent study by the University of Göttingen reveals that...
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Tens of thousands of chickens culled in the Netherlands due to bird flu
Tens of thousands of chickens have been culled in the Netherlands after bird flu was discovered on poultry farms in Swifterbant in Flevoland and Bennekom in Gelderland, the Dutch Ministry...
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Nébih confirms the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in Baranya County
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) has confirmed the presence of African swine fever (ASF) in Baranya County, an area previously free of the disease. The virus was detected...
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Grupo Carrefour Brasil Introduces Sustainable And Traceable Beef
Atacadão, the cash-and-carry unit of Grupo Carrefour Brasil, has launched sales of individually traceable beef from the Brazilian state of Pará. This initiative, which kicked off in the state capital,...
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DélKerTÉSZ producer cooperative closed a stable year
DélKerTÉSZ, which brings together 450 producers from Szentes, closed a stable year despite lower producer prices. The cooperative’s members, who mainly grow tomatoes and peppers, sold 53.5 thousand tons of...
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Strengthening breeding and deepening cooperation can give impetus to domestic goose production
Despite the record-breaking bird flu epidemic that started last year, there will be no shortage of goose meat and fattened goose liver this year. According to the joint overview of...
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The SzakMÁzz! career choice exhibition has opened in Budapest
The SzakMÁzz! career choice exhibition opened in the BOK Hall on Tuesday, where 134 exhibitors and more than 100 professions will be introduced to young people who are about to...
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Annual inflation in the Czech Republic increased in October
Annual inflation in the Czech Republic rose to 2.5 percent in October from 2.3 percent in September, the Czech Statistical Office announced on Tuesday in Prague. Consumer prices rose by...
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The number of cattle slaughters increased by almost 30 percent in the first nine months of 2025
According to the AKI slaughter statistics, in the January-September 2025 period, cattle slaughter in live weight increased by almost 29 percent compared to the January-September 2024 volume. The slaughter of...
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FAO food price index falls in October, near-record cereal stocks expected
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released its latest report on the world food commodity index, which shows that food prices continued to decline in...
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EU regulations on food additives are getting stricter – new rules on the use of preservatives and sweeteners
Several EU regulations have amended the regulations on food additives, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) announced. The new legislation aims to update outdated references and reclassify certain product categories,...
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Sentix: Investors in the eurozone became more pessimistic in November
Investor pessimism in the eurozone increased in November compared to October, while experts had expected the opposite, according to a report by the Sentix GmbH economic research institute on Monday....
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Bonafarm’s expansion in Romania under national security investigation – Napolact acquisition may be stalled
The expansion of the Bonafarm Group in Romania may encounter a serious obstacle: Pénzcentrum has learned that the Romanian authorities are investigating the intention to acquire the Hungarian-owned company’s Napolact...
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Artisanal parlor sugar has never been so expensive – a box can cost up to 31 thousand forints
Although Christmas is still far away, holiday sweets have already taken their first hit on wallets. Pénzcentrum has learned that the price of artisanal sweets has risen again in the...
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“The reverse vending machine system is 20th century technology in the 21st century”
An interview with Miklós Nagy, technical secretary of the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ). This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/11. What do you...
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Historical record: 5,000 businesses applied for the fixed 3 percent SME loan in the first month
An unprecedented rush has begun for the new, fixed 3 percent interest rate business loans: in the case of the seven products of the Széchenyi Card Program, more than 5,000...
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AI fever in Hungary: this is how domestic companies are using artificial intelligence
The newly established AI & Automation Forum of the Joint Venture Association (JVSZ) has mapped out where domestic companies are in the application of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in its...
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AM: new items added to the Hungarikum Collection and the Hungarian Heritage Archive
According to the decision of the Hungarikum Committee, two new values have been added to the Hungarikum Collection, the Hungarian saddle and the Conductive Pedagogy System based on the Pető...
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With a capsule chamber against food waste – advice from the Nébih Maradék nélkül program
Conscious management of household food stocks plays an important role in reducing household food waste. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) Maradék nélkül (Without Leftovers) program provides practical guidance...
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Bell Food Group Acquires Hermann Wein, Announces Production Restructuring
Swiss food firm the Bell Food Group has announced the acquisition of German cured-ham producer Hermann Wein GmbH & Co. KG. The Bell Food Group expects to complete the asset...
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Rewe to Roll Out Start-up Lounge Platform Nationwide
Rewe is expanding its support for start-ups by launching the Start-up Lounge as a nationwide platform. Young companies will be able to test their innovative products in selected stores, and...
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Zalando expands automation with Polish robots
Zalando is accelerating its automation plans with the deployment of Polish robotics. Nine robots will be put to work in the online fashion retailer’s European distribution centers this year, with...
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We mainly look for jobs on job portals, less and less on social media.
In the first 8 months of this year, companies published about 6 percent fewer job advertisements than in the same period last year. Candidate demand followed suit, as the number...
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Hungarian intermodal traffic is about to change pace
The Hungarian intermodal market entered a new phase: maritime container traffic has surged, rail transport of semi-trailers is expanding dynamically, while the new EKR regulation provides a long-term support framework...
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