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Domesticated turkeys come from ancient Mexico
According to an international research team, domesticated turkeys originated in ancient Mexico, and the Aztecs and Mayans could have kept the animals not only for eating purposes, but also for...
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Nielsen: the sales of face mask and vegetable yogurt increased the most
The changing consumer preferences are indicated by the above the average increase of the smaller retail categories – according to Nielsen’s retail index monitoring 80 chemicals and 90 foodstuff categories....
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eNET: about 234 billion forints were spent on Christmas presents last year by Internet users
Adult Internet users, according to their own announcement, spent about 234 billion forints on Christmas gifts last year. Forty-two percent of this amount, about 98 billion forints were spent online,...
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Foreign trade: imports have increased
In October, exports in euro increased by 11.8 percent, imports increased by 17.0 percent, compared to the same period of last year, and after the 5.6 and 6.7 percent of...
Read moreThe European Commission has proposed a single VAT area
The European Commission has proposed new rules for the creation of a single EU VAT area, in order to decisively reduce the VAT frauds amounting to 50 billion euros a...
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Eighteen exhibitors at the sixth Pécs Chocolate Carnival
The sixth Pécs Chocolate Carnival will be held on the 3rd and 4th of February with eighteen exhibitors, professional and childrens programs in the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter of Pécs –...
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The EU would make the recyclable plastic packaging mandatory
All plastic packagings should be recyclable by 2030 in the European Union, and the use of disposable plastic materials should be reduced according to the strategy currently presented by the...
Read moreThe turnover of German breweries has decreased
German breweries sold 94 million hectoliters of beer in 2017, 2 percent less than in the previous year Origo quoted the data of the Brauer-Bund’s trade association. The Brauer-Bund justified...
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The Sziget won a European festival prize again
The Sziget was recognized internationally again: the organizers received the Line-Up of the Year award at the Eurosonic festival in Groningen, Netherlands on Wednesday. It is a surprise for us...
Read moreChina is building giant animal farms
Big pig farms are planned to be set up in China – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The development ideas fit the plans of the Chinese government for the agricultural development of the...
Read moreThe NGM and the MNB are expecting a GDP growth of around 4 percent in 2017
The Ministry of National Economy (NGM) and the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) expect a GDP growth of around 4 percent in 2017. At the Central and Eastern European Forum...
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The price of fish decreased in the vast majority of shops, due to the VAT reduction
In the vast majority of shops, fish prices decreased by 10 to 15 percent due to VAT cuts – the Managing Director of the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Interbranch Organization...
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Early Easter brings more expensive lamb
Because of the early Easter, sheep farmers are expecting a strong demand and price increases in foreign markets – Magyar Idők wrote. Although there are still a long two months...
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Heppenheimer is the top egg
This year, the Heppenheimer Egg was awarded with the Gold Ribbon Quality Certification. The trademark indicates the exceptional quality and flavor, and the goal is that the product awarded with...
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The postal and courier fees are getting more expensive
In the third quarter, the price of postal and courier services in Hungary increased by rocket speed. In the first two quarters of the year, this sector also produced the...
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The Lactalis baby milk powders will be withdrawn in Hungary
The baby milk powder made in the Craon plant of the French company Lactalis will be withdrawn in Hungary – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) announced on its...
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Szállás.hu: record-breaking growth last year in the tourism market
Domestic tourism ended with growth record last year, rising by 15 percent in 2017. 70 percent of guest nights were for 1-2 days – according to the comprehensive annual analysis...
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The National Chamber of Agriculture has successfully closed last year
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) has successfully closed last year, and many of the measures to ease the economy have been created at the initiative of NAK – the...
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The Jéger may bring significant savings
It is good news for the farmers that the ice-hunting system, the Jéger will be launched nationwide at the beginning of May. The system is currently under development – Magyar...
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The National Machine Financing Program of the MFB is launched
The National Machine Financing program of the Hungarian Development Bank (Magyar Fejlesztési Bank) was launched. The framework of the loan and lease programs with a preferential interest rate is 80...
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Eurozone and EU inflation accelerated in November
In line with the expectations in November, the annual increase in consumer prices in the euro area was 1.5 percentage points higher than the preliminary data and 0.1 percentage points...
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There are new opportunities to preserve soil moisture
There are several processes and preparations that are able to preserve soil moisture, so farmers can cultivate crops where there is no possibility to irrigate – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of...
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The European Parliament proposes to ban electric fishing
The European Parliament (EP) in its plenary meeting in Strasbourg called for a ban on electric fishing in Europe on Tuesday. When electric fishing, electric wires are hung into the...
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The growth of agricultural producer prices has accelerated
In November last year, agricultural producer prices increased by 7.7 percent, compared to the same month of the previous year. The price of herbal products increased by 8.6, while the...
Read moreHungarians are banking online below average
More than half of Europe’s adult population (51 percent) have used netbanks in 2017. Since 2007, this ratio has doubled – portfolio.hu quoted Eurostat’s data. There are places where 90...
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FM Minister of State: EU agricultural subsidies after 2020 will be decided in May
EU state and government leaders will decide on the EU’s after 2020 budget and on the amount of resources allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in May – Czerván...
Read moreWhimsical weather may kill bees
Contrary to belief, bees do not sleep in winter. Consuming honey in the hive, clumped in clusters, they pass through the coldest season. The mild weather of recent weeks has...
Read moreThe greatest need is towards workers and shopkeepers
In the last months of 2017, 17.4 percent more new ads were posted in Hungary’s leading jobs portal, than a year ago in the same period – mfor.hu wrote, after...
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Salmonella baby milk powder: Hungary is not affected
Hungary is not affected by the EU scandal for salmonella baby milk powder. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), however, monitors the international news. No information has been received...
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The chicken debate continues between the EU and the US
There is still a serious controversy between the United States of America (USA) and the European Union (EU). According to EU accusations, US companies supply chlorinated chicken meat to the...
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