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New Year’s Eve: shortened opening hours in stores – general store closure on January 1
Opening hours vary greatly from chain to chain on December 31st, with many stores closing earlier than usual. Stores are typically closed on January 1st. The year 2026 will start...
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Tejföl is only a name for live flora: new categories for sour dairy products will be introduced from 2026
From January 1, 2026 (three days after promulgation), a regulatory change may take effect that clarifies what the name “sour cream” (tejföl) can mean on the Hungarian market. Under the...
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Sausage prices before New Year’s Eve: cheap entry, expensive premium – how big is the gap on the shelves?
On New Year’s Eve, demand for frankfurters rises sharply, and this period highlights just how split the category has become: between lower-priced products—typically private-label and poultry-based—and premium, higher-meat, pork-based frankfurters,...
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Hungarian wine industry in danger
The year 2025 will not simply remain a difficult season in the Hungarian grape and wine sector, but also a warning: while climate risks (primarily drought) make production increasingly unpredictable,...
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How to prepare for the holidays with your four-legged friend
The holiday season is not only exciting for us, but also for our special four-legged companions. The hustle and bustle of Christmas, the crowds of guests, the trips, and the...
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7 billion New Year’s Eve Super Lottery: traffic has increased, lottery operators are preparing for longer opening hours
Interest in the New Year’s Eve Super Lottery has increased manifold: in the draw to be held on January 1st, at 0:20, 7 billion forints are at stake, which is...
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HUN-REN: South coast ports could become an ecological “trap” in winter – risk of oxygen deficiency and fish kills
According to HUN-REN’s Balaton Limnological Research Institute, the large, dredged and heavily sheltered marina basins built in recent years along Lake Balaton’s southern shore can act as wintering refuges where...
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Agrometeorology: the new year starts with cold weather, there is a chance of significant precipitation in the south
Next year will start with cold, mainly rainy weather in the southern half of the country – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its Wednesday agrometeorological analysis. They wrote that from last Tuesday...
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2025 was a black year for the Hungarian food industry: product lines under pressure on multiple fronts
Price increases, margin freezes, import pressure and cost shocks simultaneously strained the Hungarian food industry in 2025. Meanwhile, production risks did not subside in the product pipelines, and the regulatory...
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The GVH imposed fines of more than 3.7 billion forints on 29 companies in 2025
While the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) granted more than 3.3 billion forints in fine reductions to companies that cooperated and sought to comply with the law in 2025, the office’s...
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Hungary’s economy in 2025: recovery from slowdown, weaker forint and the increasing importance of corporate strategic decisions 2026 will be a test of resilience
The year 2025 confirmed that the Hungarian economy is gradually recovering from a period of deep slowdown caused by record high inflation, tight monetary policy and a weaker European economic...
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NAK: it’s worth buying Hungarian sausages on New Year’s Eve too
It is worth buying Hungarian sausages on New Year’s Eve, because the products of domestic producers can be checked – the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on Monday....
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Pop Mart shares hit by news of weakening Labubu demand
Pop Mart, which sells Labubu figures, fell by 6.2%, the most in weeks, after international media reported that demand for Labubu had fallen, Bloomberg reported. According to reports, the selling...
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MOHU Budapest: the usual waste collection schedule will be in place on the last day of the year and the first day of the new year
MOHU Budapest Zrt. informs the public that it will continue to collect municipal and selective waste in Budapest and the agglomeration settlements during the New Year holiday period as usual....
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Digital overhead is an increasingly serious item in the family budget
A few clicks and your monthly bill is already tens of thousands of forints. The combined costs of video content, music, games, mobile internet and other digital services have now...
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Protests against Mercosur agreement held in several locations in Poland
Farmers have organized road protests in several locations in Poland against the conclusion of a free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and the South American Mercosur countries. From...
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These will be the most anticipated electric cars of 2026
The popularity of electric vehicles continues to grow, thanks to increasingly affordable purchase prices, extensive education on propulsion and government incentives, and 2026 holds exciting new developments in the segment....
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István Nagy: We owe farmers gratitude and thanks for their work
The Ministry of Agriculture is committed to alleviating the burdens of an exceptionally difficult year, representing the interests of farmers and preserving their support. Thanks to the Common Agricultural Policy...
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Belgian startup uses AI to reduce food waste
The Belgian company Polysense is pioneering a new way in food processing, combining technology and operational intelligence. Their goal is to help producers work more efficiently, sustainably and economically, as...
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Last active swine fever outbreak eliminated in Arad County
The last active swine fever outbreak has been eliminated in Arad County, Romania, near the Hungarian border, and no new cases have been reported for a month, Marcel Rosu, director...
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New professions and modern infrastructure in agricultural vocational training
The strategic goal of the Ministry of Agriculture is to enable future agricultural professionals to enter the labor market prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. The developments of...
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China is giving new impetus to grain production
China’s agriculture is entering a new era: the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has announced that it will increase the country’s grain production by 50 million tons, with a...
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Which species will be the fish of the year in 2026?
The Hungarian Haltological Society draws attention to the fact that there are only the last days left to participate in the Fish of the Year 2026 vote. Votes can be...
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Bad Christmas news for York farmers: bird flu outbreak in Elvington
It wasn’t exactly the Christmas present that poultry farmers east of York were expecting. On Christmas Eve, it was confirmed that the H5N1 strain of bird flu had appeared in...
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Organic farming on a growth trajectory, the size of the eco-area is now stable at over 300 thousand hectares
The size of the areas included in domestic organic farming has further increased, now stably exceeding 300 thousand hectares. According to the Organic Seed Working Group of the Seed Association...
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Agrometeorology: Snow and cold are much needed in the fields
The fields would be much needed in the fields, but December brought autumnal, gloomy, mild weather and even frost was only a hint – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its Wednesday...
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Crowds return to stores: margin cap and year-end preparations drive retail traffic
Retail activity shows no sign of slowing after Christmas. According to feedback from retail employees and trade union representatives, store traffic remains exceptionally strong in the period between the holidays,...
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The second big rush in department stores comes between the two holidays
In the days following Christmas, stores almost run the same business as before the holidays, as people exchange clothes and products they received as gifts in droves. There are also...
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Pensioner food vouchers can be redeemed until December 31st
There are only a few days left for pensioners to use the food vouchers distributed in 2025: the vouchers cannot be redeemed or exchanged for cash after December 31st, and...
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Fodder fruit sold as a premium: double quality in Romania, reputational risk in the region
The Romanian National Consumer Protection Authority (ANPC) has drawn attention to an increasingly serious market and consumer protection problem: poorer quality citrus fruits regularly appear in Romanian retail, which according...
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