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Pig imports have jumped
Hungary’s imports of live pigs increased by more than 35 percent to 25,000 tons between January and April 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year – agrarszektor.hu,...
Read moreNAK: the European Fresh Adventures campaign reaches 1.5-2 million people annually
The campaign to promote the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe can reach 1.5-2 million families a year, which can be supplemented with new partner organizations in the...
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Amazon’s Dash Cart is the new checkout-free solution
Amazon has unveiled the Dash Cart, a shopping cart built for small and medium-sized trips that automatically logs products placed inside and processes payment as shoppers leave the store. The...
Read moreThis is how the Secretary of State of the ITM sees the chances of the Hungarian economy during a pandemic
The state of the Hungarian economy is encouraging even in the midst of the global economic shock caused by the coronavirus epidemic. This year’s economic downturn may be smaller than...
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Department store chains against plastic
For many products lined up on store shelves, the war on plastics can make a difference. The packaging of toilet paper can be paper instead of plastic, the plastic lid...
Read moreThe lowest plum yield in the last twenty years is expected in Hungary
According to preliminary estimates, a plum harvest of only 23 to 32 thousand tons is expected in Hungary this year, which is well below the weakest harvest of the last...
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Medicinal alcohol can be made from 250 thousand hectoliters of wine
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of the stocks of domestic and EU winemakers are still resting in the cellars, although the harvest period is slowly beginning. Distillation plants can...
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New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
New analysis out today by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises,...
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Global action needed now to halt spread of deadly pig disease
Pork is the most consumed meat in the world, representing 35.6 percent of global meat consumption. In recent years, African swine Fever (ASF) – which may cause up to 100...
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Magazine: Green products target conscious shopper groups
In the drug and beauty product category, the values that small, alternative organic, eco and natural brands represent are now more and more adopted by the product lines and sub-brands...
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Retailers are opening clinics
As retailers seek to make greater inroads into healthcare, many of them have unveiled aggressive plans to launch dozens — if not hundreds — of their own primary care clinics...
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Magazine: Good period for chocolate and wafer bars
Before the coronavirus pandemic and the measures to stop its spreading hit the impulse categories hard, chocolate and wafer bar sales had grown considerably. Last year value sales augmented by...
Read moreRising food prices
According to statistics, average annual inflation was only 2.9% in June, but food prices continued to rise far above average, with some products rising by more than 10-20%. GKI analysts...
Read moreBeer Association: Beer consumption fell significantly in the second quarter
The turnover of the five largest Hungarian brewers in the second quarter of this year decreased by ten percent to 1.8 million hectoliters compared to the same period in 2019...
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Nébih: it is no longer required to keep poultry captive
In a decision issued on 15 July, the national chief veterinarian revoked the order to keep poultry captive due to avian influenza, but captive feeding and watering will continue to...
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The producer market in Abaújszántó has opened
The producer market of Abaújszántó in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County has been completed, and the facility built in the city center for two hundred million forints was handed over on Friday. At...
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NAK: the melon season has arrived!
In recent days, the melon harvest has started all over the country, and the domestic watermelon will be available in shops and markets even in September. The average melon consumption...
Read moreNébih found the designations of origin for pork in order
The designations of origin of pork were found to be in order by the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), and only a few cases had to be fined by...
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In-store attractions online
Jungle Jim’s International Market, which has offered several in-store attractions including cooking courses for 25 years, they had to close these because of the pandemic. Although they are not offering e-commerce,...
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Eighty-seven percent of Hungarian SMEs present on Facebook remained active during the pandemic
26 percent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) present on Facebook suspended their activities due to the coronavirus pandemic between January and May, but in some countries more than 50...
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Instead of sprinting, employees need to prepare for a marathon
In the first weeks of the virus outbreak, reconciling work and family responsibilities put more pressure on workers than ever before. Maximum appropriateness, a virtual desire to prove, and a...
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The expectations of large companies have fallen sharply
Large corporations were not yet as pessimistic about their next year as they were after the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The value of the K&H corporate growth index...
Read moreCredit insurance: coronavirus is causing the most serious crisis in the world economy in the last 40 years
The global economy is down 5.1 percent this year, among other things, according to Atradius’s credit insurance analysis. According to the study, global trade is down 15 percent. The GDP...
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Nielsen: nearly two billion forints against women’s hair
With a 12 percent increase in value and a 4 percent increase in volume, the turnover of female depilatories had a turnover of 1,615 million in domestic retail trade between...
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GKI: The workplace situation of employees in July 2020
GKI Zrt. conducted a representative population survey of 1,000 people in order to find out how employees work in the period following the coronavirus pandemic. While epidemiological restrictions were still...
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Nébih held a comprehensive inspection of fruit and vegetables in the Budapest markets
In the 16 largest markets in Budapest, 271 traders and primary producers were inspected by experts of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih). 110 warnings were imposed for minor...
Read moreSmaller wheat yields are expected in Tolna County
Compared to the previous years, 10 percent less winter wheat can be produced in Tolna County this year, but winter barley has grown more than last year, the Tolna County...
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WHC: companies resumed 40-60 percent of their previous production after the first wave of the pandemic
In recent weeks, a certain level of reorganization has already been felt in the domestic labor market following the first wave of the pandemic. On average, 40-60 percent of previous...
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