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The GVH and the OÉTI signed a cooperation agreement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) and the National Food and Nutrition Institute (OÉTI) have signed a cooperation agreement. According to the cooperation agreement, the two organizations mutually assist each other's...
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The Hungarian National Tourist Office has developed a three-year agri-marketing strategy
The Agricultural Marketing Centre and the Hungarian National Tourist Office have developed a new three-year collective marketing strategy to strengthen sectoral cooperation and to coordinate marketing activities. The social discussion...
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The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the EU
The pace of decline in consumer prices accelerated in the European Union in January. The price level in an annual comparison fell by 0.5 percent after the 0.1 percent in...
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The Covasna county consumer protection backed out in case of the fine implemented on Székely Flavors
The leaders of the Covasna county consumer protection authority recognized that they need to punish primarily due to expired products – the Háromszék daily wrote on Tuesday. The Covasna County...
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“Political chocolate” was marketed in Russia
A Russian company started to sell “Political chocolate”. The covers of the bonbon boxes are made along the lines of the former Soviet propaganda posters, and such messages can be...
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Tractor buyers didn’t waste their time
In Hungary 2014 was a record year in tractor buying: according to data from the Hungarian Leasing Association, in the first seven months of the year farmers purchased 3,201 tractors,...
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Lower production prices in November
n November 2014 agricultural production prices decreased by 6.8 percent from the level of November 2013. The price of vegetable products was down 8.3 percent and the price of livestock/products...
Read moreSteps proposed to help small-scale producers
According to the Small-scale Producers Interest Group (KTÉ), the selling opportunities of small farmers have to be expanded, and for this several rules need to be changed. For instance KTÉ...
Read moreGKI-Erste prosperity index: improved consumer confidence
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI Erste prosperity index has remained unchanged in February. Its level is still representing a relatively optimistic mood. According to the survey by GKI...
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MasterCard: a significant increase in the use of one-touch credit cards in Europe
Europeans like to pay with one-touch cards virtually in any location. According to MasterCard Europe’s compilation, sent to MTI on Monday, in the last quarter of 2014, the number of...
Read moreCzibere: The government is ally for companies employing people with changed working abilities
The government is the strategic ally and partner of companies employing people with changed working abilities, because they give chance for people to avoid social subsidies, to be able to...
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Changes were made to the proper diet guidelines of children's nutrition in the U.S.
New guidelines released today by a leading U.S. pediatricians group urge a more practical, commonsense approach toward nutrition to help improve children's diets and health, both in school and at...
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Slovakia has branded the Chimney cake long ago
The initiative to declare the Chimney cake as a European traditional specialty product will be tough in Austria – mno.hu wrote. The International Chimney Cake Professional Boards has taken steps...
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Proceedings started against illegal perfume wholesaler criminal organization in Kecskemét
More than two and a half billion Huf tax was concealed by a perfume wholesaler illegal criminal organization, which has been terminated by the financial investigators of the National Tax...
Read moreA man possessed untaxed tobacco products
A man in Cegléd bought tobacco on the market, than he processed it athome, finally he packed it in original cigarette bags, with a tax vignette. The finance guards filed...
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Family farms to be strengthened
A four-party declaration of intent was signed in Veszprém, by Pannon University, the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), the Municipality of Nemesvámos and the For the Prosperity of the Balatonfelvidék...
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European Union member states can decide on growing GMO crops themselves
New EU legislation enters into force in spring: it makes possible for all EU member states to decide whether to ban the growing of GMO crops or not. The new...
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Local producers get support in the Pécs region
NAK signed a strategic agreement with the municipality of Pécs and Pécs Holding Zrt., in order to assist local producers in accessing the market. The city of Pécs will designate...
Read moreNearly 500 participants at NAK’s farmer forum in Pápa
At the January event of NAK’s forum series more than 500 farmers turned up. NAK president Balázs Győrffy spoke about the changes in the subsidy system from this year and...
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Magazine: Eco- and housewife-friendly washing
Laundry detergents form the biggest subcategory in the washing category, where consumers can choose from powder, gel and capsule formats and many scents. Nóra Kisfürjesi, Henkel’s Biopon brand manager told...
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Nielsen: domestic retail sales grew faster than the European average
Domestic retail sales grew at a higher rate than the European average during the fourth quarter. In terms of quantity of 3.2 percent more food, household chemical goods and cosmetics...
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Analysts: the rise in real wages will continue this year
Even without the one-time effects the rise in real wages may continue this year according to analysts interviewed by MTI on Friday, According to data of the Central Statistical Office...
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The applications of communities are expected to the Food Avalanche Programme
The Food Avalanche Programme of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and Syngenta was launched for the sixth time. Local governments and non-governmental organizations can apply for vegetable seeds worth several...
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The finance guards found unmarked mandarin at the Budapest Wholesale Market
Twelve tons of unknown origin unmarked mandarin was found by the finance guards in a truck that does not have an ekáer number at the Budapest Wholesale Market – the...
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Melons were grown in Europe for the first time in Sardinia
The oldest melon seeds of the Mediterranean basin were found on the island of Sardinia. The forty-seven melon seeds are from 2000 BC. On the basis of the previous findings,...
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New managing director at the Hungarian Seed Association
From January Gábor Polgár has been the new managing director of the Hungarian Seed Association. Mr Polgár started his career as seed supervisor back in 1992 and from 2014 he...
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Record number of visitors at AGROmashEXPO
There were nearly 42,000 visitors at the 33rd AGROmashEXPO, held between 28 and 31 January in Budapest. There were more visitors from abroad than last year. Almost 300 exhibitors showcased...
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2015 will be milk’s year
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) latest report, after the 1 April 2015 lifting of the milk quota a robust production growth is expected in the countries where...
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New year, new products from Syngenta
More than a thousand farmers went to the events in Syngenta’s year-starting roadshow, which visited seven cities. Syngenta’s experts introduced integrated solutions and products to participants. From this year the...
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Magazine: Cleanness taxed
Since the product fee act has been amended, from January 2015 a product fee is imposed in some new product categories. For instance in the case of soaps and detergents...
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