Market News
The Russian embargo may cause chain debts in the Hungarian food industry
Date: 2014-09-17 11:48:49
The Hungarian food companies are already vulnerable, because of the significant black economy. The Russian embargo imposed on EU foods will cause further difficulties. Due to the Russian embargo chain...
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Czerván: we must prepare for new global challenges in crop production
Date: 2014-09-17 11:40:48
Thanks to the world-class Hungarian agricultural research,. Hungary is at the forefront in efficient and economical crop production and in quality food production, such as dealing with global problems –...
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A Hungarian merchant house opens in Rio de Janeiro
Date: 2014-09-17 11:25:51
The first Hungarian merchant house opens in South America in Rio de Janeiro within days. Later an another merchant house is expected to open in Mexico – MTI wrote referring...
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Tax frauds declined in the Romanian bakery industry due to reduced VAT
Date: 2014-09-17 11:20:31
According to the datas of the Romanian bakery producers tax frauds declined by about 20 percent in the sector due to the reduced VAT on bakeyr products, that was introduced...
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Top level cleaning
Date: 2014-09-17 10:01:59
According to Dalma Kiss, trade marketing manager of Unilever, sales in the chemical cleaner category have been growing in 2014. As for the various sub-categories, wet wipes, sprays and toilet...
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Restructuring in the pet food market
Date: 2014-09-17 08:57:04
The growth rate of the pet food market is slowing down this year. Zsolt Forczek, marketing manager with Nestlé Purina told Trade magazin that single-portion wet cat food and treats...
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FM: the government immediately helps the apple producers
Date: 2014-09-16 12:20:07
The government provides immediate financial assistance to apple growers; can not wait for Brussels, and launches a program to deal with the situation in an amount of 3.16 billion HUF...
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Agreement between the CO-OP Hungary Zrt. and the Dairy Product Board
Date: 2014-09-16 12:10:57
The CO-OP Hungary Zrt. – after becoming a member of the Council dated – signed a cooperation agreement with the Dairy Interprofessional Product Board. The CO-OP is the fourth among...
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Opten: the number of liquidations is reducing
Date: 2014-09-16 11:20:21
The number of liquidations was as low as in Agust 2014 almost a year ago, in September 2013. The registry court deleted 2309 companiey in August 2014, while the indicator...
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Milk farmers demonstrate for better market conditions
Date: 2014-09-16 09:54:48
This summer farmers demonstrated on the roads to call attention to the import dumping of dairy products – many of which are imported illegally and sold at very low prices....
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60 billion HUF a year can be spent on agricultural subsidies linked to production
Date: 2014-09-15 12:00:59
From the next year unil 2020, an annual 60 billion HUF can be spent on the production of specified crops, on the support of horticulture and for protein crops –...
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The harvest begins in the Tokaj wine region
Date: 2014-09-15 11:32:12
Despite the rainy weather the harvest is expected to be started in the Tokaj-hegyalja historic wine region on Monday – the Tokaj Kereskedőház Zrt. told MTI. The company told that...
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The tenth of the sunflower was harvested in Komárom-Esztergom county
Date: 2014-09-15 11:25:11
Only 1,300 hectares of sunflower was harvested from the planted 11 thousand hectares of sunflower in Komárom-Esztergom county. The rainy weather is an obstacle in harvesting the rape as well...
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Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county
Date: 2014-09-15 11:21:16
Nearly 16 tons of fish to be planted to the lakes and watercourses of Vas county during the autumn. On Thursday, about 2.7 tonnes of carp and grass carp to...
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A supermarket was opened in China without staff
Date: 2014-09-15 11:05:01
The supermarket is equipped with vending machines. No staff is required in the supermarket opened in Qingdao Northeast China – the sina.com news portal reported. China's first ever shop without...
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Mushroom production may double
Date: 2014-09-15 10:47:01
By 2020 Hungary’s mushroom production may double, from the current 25,000-30,000 tons/year to 50,000-70,000 tons. Information from FruitVeB’s mushroom branch reveals that production value may rise to HUF 30-40 billion...
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Changing price level
Date: 2014-09-15 08:52:18
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. Their latest report reveals that at the Budapest Wholesales Market on week 31 the...
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KSH: Agricultural producer prices fell 5.1 percent in July
Date: 2014-09-12 12:00:58
In 2014, the agricultural producer prices declined by 5.1 percent, compared to the same period of 2013- the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported on Friday. The price of plant products...
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Cash register raid: the NAV closed restaurants and a café
Date: 2014-09-12 11:50:22
The National Tax and Customs Authority closed two restaurants and a café, due to irregularities in several occasions. The inspectors of the tax authority held raids with an intensity never...
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Only a few farmers have have checked in for the temporary support
Date: 2014-09-12 11:20:38
The European Commission opened extraordinary and temporary support measures to the producers of some kind of fruits and vegetables with a budget of 125 million euros in order to help...
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More livestock
Date: 2014-09-12 09:37:59
In the first half of 2014 Hungary’s pig stock improved by 82,000 and the cattle stock increased by 5,000 – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In the middle of...
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FruitVeB plans cooperation with Milan wholesale market
Date: 2014-09-12 09:35:28
Hungary’s Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable (FruitVeB) and Milan wholesale market Sogemi are negotiating the conditions of a future cooperation. Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector aims at increasing production...
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Hungary’s favorite fish is the carp
Date: 2014-09-11 11:40:59
The carp is the clear winner of the fish popularity contest – Hungarians like carp the most among the fish. The survey on the domestic fish consumption also revealed that...
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The EU applications can get the green light
Date: 2014-09-11 11:35:37
“After the new finalized EU partnership agreement, the next step will be the adoption of the operational programs. The specific call for applications is expected to be released in the...
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The NAV is welcomed as a regular in the patisserie
Date: 2014-09-11 11:30:44
It is a beautiful tradition that the regulars get their mug at restaurants. In the Auguszt patisserie in Budapest a new name was painnted on the mug: the NAV also...
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The environmental burden of the households decreased by a quarter in the ÖkoKör
Date: 2014-09-11 11:00:09
The household water and energy consumption, as well as the waste production of the 650 households that are taking part in the ÖkoKör reduced by about a quarter since 2010....
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This year’s wheat is at a safe place
Date: 2014-09-11 10:13:20
Farmers just about completed the harvest by 1 August all over Hungary. Data by the Grain Producer’s Association – Hungary (GOSZ) show that average yields were as forecasted in the...
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Fruit harvest may be 1 million tons
Date: 2014-09-11 10:10:34
This year’s fruit harvest may reach 1 million tons – according to a survey conducted by Hungary’s Interprofessional Organisation for Fruit and Vegetable (FruitVeB). The reasons behind this are the...
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Supply chain management and technology share a common future
Date: 2014-09-10 23:01:06
A global IBM survey asked logistics and supply chain managers about how technology is changing their work. The study has been conducted with the participation of more than 200 managers...
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Developments may make rural tourism competitive
Date: 2014-09-10 22:51:15
Géza Szabó, vice president of the National Association for Village and Farm Tourism (FATOSZ) has called attention to the importance of development projects, thematic routes and training programmes in order...
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