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The delivery of postal items outside Europe has slowed down and become more expensive
The delivery of postal items outside Europe has slowed down and become significantly more expensive due to the coronavirus epidemic – Panulin Ildikó, a spokesperson for Magyar Posta Zrt. told...
Read moreITM recommends banning additional disposable plastic products
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) would ban the marketing of disposable plastic beverage glasses and light and very light, including biodegradable plastic carrier bags in Hungary from January...
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Global retail spend predicted drop is nearly 550 billion USD
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation, with particular regard to the development of...
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First coronaproof McDonald’s in Arnhem
POPAI and Shop!* chapters keep in touch and the member organizations are constantly informing each other about the consequences of the virus situation. We have received news from the Benelux...
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RetailZoom: Private Label on the rise in Domestic Chains
Although the extraordinary surge in stock-up syndrome experienced in the midst of March has been smoothed by the end of the month, Local Chain shops have been successful in keeping...
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Disposable plastics are really over in Hungary next year
It has been known for a year now that from 2021, the distribution of certain disposable plastics should be banned in Hungary as well. All of this was finally accompanied...
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Google has released the Hungarian data: how do Hungarians move during the coronavirus epidemic?
Following the April summary, Google also released its Community Mobility Report in May, which shows changes in user traffic to places visited by users, such as grocery stores and parks,...
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Varga Mihály: Hungarian companies are planning to invest more than 300 billion HUF
In the next three years, an investment worth 315 billion HUF can be realized in Hungary within the framework of large-scale investment support, Varga Mihály announced in a video statement...
Read moreKSH: a significant number of sole proprietorships suspended this spring
More than five times as many sole proprietorships ceased their activities until May as in the same period of previous years, according to a summary released by the Central Statistical...
Read moreNébih: the deadline for the mandatory conclusion of contracts related to the purchase of cherries is approaching
Large sour cherry buyers must sign a contract for at least 60 percent of the total purchase until Friday – the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) points out on...
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The national emergency fish stocking is over
The nationwide, extraordinary fish stocking in state-owned fishing waters has been completed; In 18 days, 1177 tons of carp were placed in 324 fishing waters, organized by the Hungarian National...
Read moreNébih: more than 15,000 hectares of plantations was hit by spring frost damage
More than 15,000 hectares of damage was caused to plantations by nationwide spring frost. Damage after April 1 can still be reported until May 15, the National Food Chain Safety...
Read moreFBAMSZ: it is recommended to apply for agricultural insurance premium support until Friday
It is recommended to apply for agricultural insurance premium support until Friday, because after that the amount of support will be reduced by 1 percent per working day as a...
Read moreMorawiecki proposes 10 percent increase in agricultural policy funds to EU leaders
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki proposed a 10 percent increase in common budgetary resources for EU Member States’ agricultural policies, including environment and climate protection, in a letter to EU...
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More and more traditional markets and local producer markets are now open
According to a survey by the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), following previous closures, more than 75% of traditional markets and 65% of local producer markets are now open. For...
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Harbours are full with Asian goods
So many fashion items were crowded in the port containers that they could no longer put them where. Since they cannot sell them, they may destroy them. In large ports,...
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Magazine: Mild but strict solutions against the insect invasion
There has been a sales growth in the market of insecticides and insect repellents recently, due to the invasion of various insects. For instance last June-July a mosquito invasion occurred....
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In the beauty industry, SMS is of strategic importance
The use of SMS text messaging for marketing purposes is not new. Yet it is becoming more and more popular in the world of cosmetics. With clever catches, it serves...
Read moreKSH: agricultural producer prices increased by 10.3 percent in March
In March, agricultural purchase prices were 10.3 percent higher than a year before, and the annual price increase was 4.2 percentage points higher than in February, according to the latest...
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Plant-based foods have a place in our healthy diet
Cow’s milk and its dairy products contain nutrients that are essential for the body in a well-utilized form: proteins, carbohydrates, fats, very rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium,...
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Nébih: the 2020 food chain supervision fee declaration should be prepared until 31 May
This year, the 2020 food chain supervision fee declaration must be submitted by the majority of food chain actors, however, due to the epidemic situation, the deadline for companies involved...
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Hungary has become one of the centers of kosher meat supply in Europe
The slaughterhouse in Hungary provides a significant part of the kosher meat supply in Europe during the pandemic – the United Hungarian Jewish Community (EMIH) told MTI. According to the...
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AM: Spring field work is nearing the end
The sowing of spring barley, oats, seed peas and sugar beets was practically completed last week, with 97 percent of sunflower and 92 percent of maize already sown on 912,000...
Read moreThe French set out to buy cigarettes en masse at the Spanish border
On the first day after the lifting of the eight-week general quarantine due to the coronavirus epidemic, the French set out to buy cigarettes en masse at Perthus, on the...
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Do not click these fake coronavirus-related sites!
Right now, many people are turning to the Internet to try to find answers to the questions they have about the pandemic. Cybercriminals have taken advantage of this situation; PandaLabs...
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Meal kit sales are cooking
Home food preparation, including simplified cooking, is experiencing a renaissance in the U.S. amid the pandemic. The prepared, dispensed ingredients, together with the recipe, await customers in a box on...
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Profession.hu: most companies them do not plan redundancies
The managers of the companies are afraid of the next six months, seven out of ten believe that the situation of their company will deteriorate further in this period, but...
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Hungary is also participating in the study on the impact of the pandemic situation on physical and mental well-being
Hungary is also participating in an international survey examining the impact of the coronavirus and the pandemic on physical and mental well-being – origo wrote. According to the Semmelweis University...
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MNB: wide-ranging, innovative opportunities in green economic recovery
There are wide-ranging opportunities for an environmentally sustainable restart of the economy following the pandemic situation due to the coronavirus, according to the proposals received at the Hungarian National Bank’s...
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