Market News
Greek truffles are becoming more popular
Date: 2019-02-07 10:01:24
The market for truffles is dominated by Italian and French products, but their prices have jumped into the sky recently. So, Eklekto, who had begun scrutinizing the Greek Forests last...
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Analysts: retail sales growth was surprisingly slow last December
Date: 2019-02-06 11:45:11
The annual growth rate of retail sales surprisingly slowed down in December last year – market analysts told MTI, commenting the data of KSH’s first estimate published today. They conclude...
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Seed Alliance: the area of spring barley and oats continues to decrease
Date: 2019-02-06 11:10:30
In the case of spring barley, a net price of 100 thousand HUF per tonne and in case of oat a 105 thousand HUF per tonne price was published by...
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The creation of the tracking system for tobacco products could cost four billion
Date: 2019-02-06 11:05:34
The ND National Tobacco Trade Nonprofit Zrt. launched a public procurement procedure for the development of a monitoring system for tobacco products, with an estimated value of 4 billion HUF....
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In the past seven years, retail sales in the euro area fell the most in December
Date: 2019-02-06 11:03:14
In December, retail sales in the euro area have fallen with the largest extent in the euro area of the past seven and a half years, according to a statement...
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Romanian retail sales grew by 5.4 percent last year
Date: 2019-02-06 11:02:33
Last year, the volume of Romanian retail sales increased by 5.4 percent, compared to the previous year – the Romanian National Statistical Institute announced on Tuesday. According to the seasonally...
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American agriculture suffers from Arctic cold
Date: 2019-02-06 11:00:40
The Arctic inflow of icy air has forced slaughterhouses and grain processors in the United States to temporarily shut down. The temperature in the Midwest region has fallen to such...
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Magazine: A pack of chewing gum and a box of marijuana, please!
Date: 2019-02-06 10:34:30
According to a Bloomberg report, published by Convenience Store News in August, sales in the marijuana segment of FMCG products can reach USD 50 billion by 2026. In the USA...
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The new livestock law to come
Date: 2019-02-06 09:30:28
It is expected that the new Animal Breeding Act will be adopted in the spring, which will enable Hungarian breeding organizations to defend their positions against their multinational competitors in...
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Retail sales increased by six percent in 2018
Date: 2019-02-05 11:55:48
In December last year, retail trade turnover was 3.7 percent, according to the raw data, while calendar effect adjusted it was 4.1 percent higher than a year before. At the...
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The agricultural output exceeded 2,700 billion HUF
Date: 2019-02-05 11:30:52
The key issue for the development of Hungarian agriculture is to increase production, which can be achieved by improving competitiveness and efficiency – Nagy István, Minister of Agriculture said on...
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There may be a shortage of domestic seed in case of some arable crops
Date: 2019-02-05 11:20:37
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Council (VSZT) warns of the risk of domestic seed shortages in case of spring barley and oats, due to the declining crop area....
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MNB: corporate lending accelerated in 2018
Date: 2019-02-05 11:06:38
According to the data of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB), corporate loan demand picked up last year. At the end of December, the debt of non-financial corporations against domestic...
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The government will spend 150 billion HUF on the Hungarian Village Program this year
Date: 2019-02-05 11:05:56
This year, more and more central budget resources will be spent on settlement development in Hungary, of which 150 billion HUF will be spent on the Hungarian Village program –...
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Retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 4.8 percent last year
Date: 2019-02-05 11:02:58
Compared to last year, retail sales in the Czech Republic increased by 4.8 percent – the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ) announced on Tuesday in Prague. A year before, in 2017,...
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Economic sentiment is on a four-year low in the euro area, according to ifo’s survey
Date: 2019-02-05 11:01:34
The economic sentiment for the first quarter in the euro area fell to a four-year low, according to an analysis by the University of Munich’s Ifo Institute for Economic Research...
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Magazine: Organic connections
Date: 2019-02-05 07:20:28
The Hungarian Cosmetics and Household Chemicals Association (KOZMOS) is 25 years old in 2018. On 24-25 October they organised their annual conference in Visegrád. General secretary István Murányi opened the...
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VAT reduction on milk resulted in cheaper milk
Date: 2019-02-04 11:55:05
As a result of the VAT reduction on milk, fresh milk is now 4-5 percent cheaper than before. The VAT reduction of the UHT and ESL milk in January this...
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Raiffeisen expects 3.4 percent growth this year
Date: 2019-02-04 11:50:19
This year, the economy may grow by 3.4 percent in Hungary, but in 2020-2021, the economy is expected to grow by only 2-3 percent – RaIffeisen Bank told MTI in...
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Producers have to adapt to the new challenges of fish farming
Date: 2019-02-04 11:35:15
The new challenges for fish farming have to be adapted by the European Union and Hungary, and besides the economic benefits, the development of fish farming in Hungary would result...
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Imports increased
Date: 2019-02-04 11:30:03
In November last year, the value of exports calculated in euro increased by 4.5 percent, while the value of imports calculated in euro increased by 7.3 percent – according to...
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Chinese imports increase customs revenue significantly
Date: 2019-02-04 11:18:18
Due to the arrival of Chinese goods to Hungary, the customs procedures performed by the National Tax and Customs Board (NAV) have increased significantly, and the amount of customs revenue...
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The sentiment of American consumers are above expectations
Date: 2019-02-04 11:02:55
Compared to December, the US consumer sentiment weakened, but were above expectations in January – according to the regular monthly survey of the University of Michigan. The January consumer sentiment...
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Swine fever was detected in Sepsiszentgyörgy
Date: 2019-02-04 11:01:13
About sixty pigs are to be killed in the Őrkő district of Sepsiszentgyörgy, where the appearance of African swine fever (ASP) was confirmed at the end of last week –...
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There is a great need for a shop assistants across Europe
Date: 2019-02-04 10:16:31
There have never been such great need for shop assistants in the European Union member states – penzcentrum.hu wrote. According to EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, 75,000 shop assistants...
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According to the OECD, further reforms will contribute to a stronger and more inclusive Hungarian economic performance
Date: 2019-02-01 11:40:40
Due to the high employment level, the Hungarian economy is in the middle of a strong recovery, which also increases wages, consumer confidence and domestic demand. According to the new...
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The KSH conducts a trial census in agriculture in February
Date: 2019-02-01 11:15:57
The Central Statistical Office (KSH) is conducting a full agricultural census in the summer of 2020 (Agrárcenzus 2020). The agency is conducting a trial test between 1 and 28 February...
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The rate of childhood obesity stopped in Hungary
Date: 2019-02-01 11:15:56
Due to various legislative changes and professional cooperation, the proportion of overweight people among Hungarian children was halted – the Minister of State, responsible for Health told at a professional...
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SMEs are calculating with stable financial results
Date: 2019-02-01 11:14:28
Companies are calculating with stable 8 percent revenue growth, but with a slightly more modest, 4 percent profit growth this year. According to the latest data of the K&H SME...
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MLBKT: the purchasing manager index declined in January
Date: 2019-02-01 11:12:48
The seasonally adjusted January value of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) was 54.0 points after the 54.3 points of December – the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Company (MTPL) announced...
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