Market News
The eggcompetition continues
Date: 2016-08-01 11:30:43
Poultry consumption in 2017 may increase by up to five percent due to the reduced Value Added Tax (VAT). According to the evaluation of the Poultry Product Council, the tax...
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Above average rainfall in July: the compensation fund will be paid next March
Date: 2016-08-01 11:21:32
In July 20-80 mm more rain fell than as usual, the soil’s moisture content is over 60 percent on average. In the last few days and today, fierce thunderstorms have...
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Agricultural Chamber of Commerce: farmers' cards will be cheaper
Date: 2016-08-01 11:20:58
The new card-based farmers' cards will be made later, but their production will cost only about half as previously planned – Süle Katalin, presidency spokesman for the National Association of...
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Distillate support is available
Date: 2016-08-01 11:08:26
The publication of the Agricultural and Rural Development Office has been released over the support in the 2016/2017 marketing year. According to the communication of the Agricultural and Rural Development...
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The use of plastic bags decreased by eighty-five percent in England
Date: 2016-08-01 11:07:47
The number of single-use plastic bags used by shoppers in England has plummeted by more than 85 percent after the introduction of a 5p charge last October, early figures suggest....
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POPAI Village at the EuroShop 2017 trade exhibition
Date: 2016-08-01 10:31:38
Between 5 and 9 March 2017 once again Düsseldorf will host the EuroShop trade show, the biggest event in the world that deals with marketing@retail too. Once again there will...
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Potato producers may receive production-related support from 2017
Date: 2016-07-29 11:35:11
If Brussels accepts, 2017, the potato can enter into the support circle so willingness to produce may increase in Hungary – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture...
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Domestic products are more popular even if they are more expensive sometimes
Date: 2016-07-29 11:29:55
Despite the news of crop losses shortage in the orchards and vegetable gardens, the supply of imported vegetables significantly reduced on the 27th week at the Budapest Wholesale Market. In...
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NGM: come to the vending machines Connection
Date: 2016-07-29 11:28:06
Companies operating vending machines can prepare: the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) has finished the draft regulation, which would connect the vending machines to the National Tax and Customs Administration...
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The same amount of milk for less, decreasing milk exports
Date: 2016-07-29 11:24:18
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s report that reflects the market trends in Hungary, the national average production price of raw milk was 65.98 HUF per kilo in June...
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The rules of the ekáer are changing
Date: 2016-07-29 11:22:24
The new rules of the electronic road freight traffic control system (ekáer) will be introduced on Monday. If the weight of the vehicle and the cargo together will be more...
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The fish of the Lake Balaton to be promoted
Date: 2016-07-29 11:20:56
The restaurants near the Lake Balaton promote the consumption of fish and offer more native species of food as well. Otherwise July 31 is the Day of the Fish in...
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The smartphone market stagnated in the second quarter
Date: 2016-07-29 11:05:56
The global smartphone market struggled to grow in the second quarter. Vendors shipped 343.3 million smartphones, a 0.3 percent increase from 342.4 million in the year-earlier period, according to IDC....
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Half of Hungarians are bargain hunters
Date: 2016-07-29 10:42:32
An online Nielsen survey with more than 30,000 participants in more than sixty countries has revealed that 48 percent of Hungarian consumers are happy to do some bargain hunting. In...
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Kőröstej Kft. Launching the flavoured versions of Hajdú grill cheese
Date: 2016-07-29 10:00:45
Hajdú grill cheese products appeared on store shelves in a new packaging in June 2014. In March 2015 the ‘New Flavours Vote’ campaign started in social media: consumers could have...
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Wine price fluctuation
Date: 2016-07-28 11:45:30
In the first half of the year domestic wine wholesale was characterized by subtle changes in prices. According to the sales volume data of the Agricultural Research Institute, the domestic...
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Despite the Russian export ban, EU dairy exports may increase in the region
Date: 2016-07-28 11:40:58
The coming weeks probably will not produce significant changes on the dairy market. The European Commission in its July short-term view reveals that the global oversupply and price pressure from...
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The number of cows sent to slaughter more advanced in Europe
Date: 2016-07-28 11:20:55
The milk producers of the countries joined to the EU later certainly hope for resolving the crisis of milk overproduction. According to Eurostat, the slaughtering of cows increased by six...
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Hungarian Horticultural Propagation Office plans to sell about 200 thousand grafts
Date: 2016-07-28 11:11:23
The Hungarian Horticultural Propagation Office (MKSZN) Ltd. is preparing for the next fruit grafts sales season. The state-owned company plans to sell about 200 000 grafts in the autumn of...
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KSH: 142 thousand more workers than a year ago
Date: 2016-07-28 11:09:59
The number of employees in April-June was 4 343.700, 142 more than the year before – the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Thursday. Among the employees 4 304.500 belonged...
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Six tons of Vojvodina wheat for the Bread of the Hungarians
Date: 2016-07-28 11:07:18
The wheat collection days for the Bread of the Hungarians program has started In Zenta, for example, more than six tons of wheat was donated by the region's producers. Within...
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Reverse economic sentiment in the EU and in the euro zone
Date: 2016-07-28 11:02:19
Economic sentiment improved slightly in the euro zone in July and decreased in the European Union – according to the Thursday published survey of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic...
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Wheat harvest has been completed
Date: 2016-07-27 11:40:07
Wheat harvest almost completed in the country. Due to bad weather, the farmers are still working on 1-2 percent of the area – the President of the National Association of...
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Another important step against illegal seed market
Date: 2016-07-27 11:34:09
The Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Marketing Board considered it important that the Ministry of Agriculture requires a serial number indicating official registration when marketing vegetable seeds. Another serious step...
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One hundred percent subsidized loans to farmers who were affected by spring frost damage
Date: 2016-07-27 11:15:44
Those farmers whose lands were hit by frost in April this year may claim for an up to 500 thousand HUF interest rate and cost-free credit per hectare – the...
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Nébih: half a ton of meat was seized in a meat shop in Hold Street Market
Date: 2016-07-27 11:06:17
Half a ton of unmarked illicit frozen meat was seized by the National Food Chain Safety Office’s (NÉBIH) staff in a meat shop in the capital's Hold Street Market. The...
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The orders of durable goods in the USA decreased in June
Date: 2016-07-27 11:02:30
The orders for durable goods, such as cars, airplanes and computers, dropped 4 percent to 219.8 billion USD after slipping 2.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Commercial...
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Tesco sells Kipa
Date: 2016-07-27 09:53:55
Tesco has decided to sell Turkey’s market leader retail chain Kipa, in which the British retailer has a 95.5-percent share. Tesco is expected to get GBP 30 million for their...
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International Taste & Quality Institute
Date: 2016-07-27 09:49:38
The International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) gave three gold stars to Veritas Gold’s natural mineral water and rewarded BUSZESZ Zrt.’s Chef apple cider vinegar with two gold stars at...
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The reduction of poultry VAT may bring expanding consumption
Date: 2016-07-26 11:57:56
Poultry meat consumption may increase by up to five percent, in the beginning of next year, due to the reduced VAT – Poultry Product Council’s Director believes. Csorbai Attila believes...
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