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KSH: average gross earnings were 390 thousand HUF in the first five months
In May, the average gross earnings were 398,800 HUF, 9.4 percent higher than a year before. In the first five months of the year, gross average earnings were 390,000 HUF...
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Local production and seasonal meals can be a solution
Climate change is a major challenge in agriculture, with freight transport playing a role. In this way, we can do a lot to protect our environment by reducing food transport...
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People go crazy for Hungarian melons In Europe
Domestic watermelon picking is already underway, and the season is expected to be longer this year. In order to protect the market position of Hungarian melon growers, the sectoral interest...
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The Hungarian chewing gum is fifty years old
Archaeological finds prove that humanity has been chewing for at least five thousand years. The oldest monument to date, a piece of tar made from birch bark and containing traces...
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Analysts: the resumption of the economy may improve employment
The moderate increase in the unemployment rate is treated with caution by analysts because a significant proportion of those who lost their jobs due to the pandemic situation could not...
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Több száz kilogramm lejárt élelmiszert vont ki a forgalomból a hatóság
The Pest County Government Office withdrew more than 360 kilograms of unfit, unhealthy food from the market during an inspection of a grocery store and canteen in the capital, the...
Read moreRetail sales in Germany were mixed in June
On an annual basis, retail sales in Germany declined in a month-on-month comparision in June. The German federal statistical office Destatis annpunced on Friday that retail sales in Germany fell...
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A válságálló családi vállalkozások három stratégiai összetevője
Bár sokszor hasonlítják gazdasági szempontból a jelenlegi koronavírusjárvány-helyzetet a 2008-as válsághoz, a családi vállalatoknál az látható, hogy az akkori, illetve a jelenlegi krízis lényegesen más helyzetben érte a cégeket. Mennyire...
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The Bread of Hungarians starts: 15 million wheat grains program
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Hungarian Bread – 15 million wheat grains program. In the Year of National Cohesion, in 2020, Hungarian farmers also joined forces to...
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What changes does the coronavirus pandemic bring to agriculture
The emergence of the coronavirus has severely affected agriculture in developed and developing countries. It can already be seen that the demand for perishable products will not recover soon, and...
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Very few apples and pears will grow this year according to the profession
40 to 50 percent fewer apples will be produced this year than average due to spring frosts and drought; the pear was weathered even more, and farmers can harvest up...
Read moreThe total value of online purchases increased by more than a third, according to a survey
Compared to the same period of last year, the amount of online purchases in Hungary increased by 34 percent in the second quarter and reached 188 billion HUF, according to...
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Seed Association: good quality cereal seed can get into the fields in the fall
The Interprofessional Organization and Product Council of the Seed Association announced the indicative price for autumn cereal seeds at 107,000 HUF net. As President Takács Géza said: there is a...
Read moreThe second phase of the National Food Crisis Management Program was also successfully completed
Two of the three phases of the National Food Economy Crisis Management Program developed by the Ministry of Agriculture have already been successfully completed. As previously reported, a total of...
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They fight against plastic contamination with banana fiber masks
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for disposable masks has doubled. Just imagine what it would be like if they weren’t all made of plastic – hvg.hu wrote after...
Read moreLead was detected in Parisian honey due to the fire in the Notre-Dame
Elevated levels of lead have been detected in honey samples collected from hives in the path of smoke rising from the flaming Notre-Dame Cathedral three months after last April’s fire....
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Economic sentiment improved in June in the euro area and in the EU
The economic sentiment index for the euro area and the European Union rose more than expected to a four-month high in July, in parallel with governments’ further easing of measures...
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The government has announced that for now, we can say goodbye to big festivals
Today, Gergely Gulyás, the Prime Minister, announced what the festival organizers and their guests were most afraid of: from August 15, it will not be possible to organize musical and...
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Magazine: The world has turned upside down: How has the pandemic affected consumer behaviour?
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been different on different types of retailers. Obviously the operators of physical stores suffered a drastic sales loss, while those with an online...
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Credit card: small shops can count
Payment by credit card is more convenient, but in 30% of the service places, at least 60 thousand places it is not possible to pay with them. Why is that?...
Read moreHungary ranks 19th among EU countries in the MNB’s competitiveness ranking
Hungary finished 19th among the countries of the European Union in the competitiveness ranking of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) with 47.4 points, which is slightly higher than the average...
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The Chamber of Agriculture is waiting for proposals for EU food hygiene regulations
The food hygiene regulations of the European Union will change in the near future, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is waiting for the opinions and suggestions of the food...
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KSH: 103 thousand less people were imployed worked in the second quarter than a year ago
In the April-June period, the average number of employees was 4,408,000, and the employment rate for those aged 15-64 was 68.7 percent. The number of employees decreased by 103 thousand...
Read moreThe tobacco harvest has begun, and the sector expects a weaker crop
This year’s extreme weather put Hungarian tobacco plantations to the test, which is why the yield is expected to be of lower quality and lower than last year – was...
Read moreDeclining bee populations threaten food supply
A drastic decline in pollinating insect populations could have serious consequences for the global food supply, quotes qubit.hu from a comprehensive international study. The study was published in Proceeding of...
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The Tisza PET Cup will start for the eighth time
The traditional, Upper Tisza-Rural rowing, long-distance river boat race will not be missed this year either. Due to the viral situation, community river cleaning will be carried out in a...
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New holiday is the “Self-Care Day”
The pandemic-inspired “Self-Care Day” is on July 24, Friday this year. Some FMCG companies, including Mars Wrigley, have also made it in the U.S. to bring smiles and joy in...
Read moreMore than 4.7 billion crowns are the loss of Czech brewing industry and trade as a result of the pandemic
Czech brewing and trade informed about losses of more than 4.7 billion crowns (63.45 billion HUF) in March, April and May as a result of government measures imposed due to...
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Organic gardening in the Seoul subway
An underground farm was built at one of the stations on the South Korean subway to provide food to the population in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way – origo...
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A series of investments of more than twenty billion forints will start at Homokhátság
A series of investments of more than twenty billion forints will be launched at Homokhátság, from which irrigation and infrastructure development will also take place, the Minister of Agriculture announced...
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