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Tomato, pepper: Hungarian instead of import
Date: 2014-06-18 10:08:35
It is of key importance for Hungarian tomato and pepper growers to use reliable technology and produce constant good quality – better than their international competitors – if they want...
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NGM: We need to support the spread of the new payment methods
Date: 2014-06-17 12:10:00
It is an important task is to ensure the framework for the new payment methods, because these methods of payment are low-cost, fast and adjust to consumer demand – Balogh...
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The SMEs are beyond the crisis
Date: 2014-06-17 12:05:33
The majority of the domestic business believe that the economic crisis that erupted six years ago, has ended and they are looking forward. The former negative mood is replaced by...
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The President signed the Law on Advertising Tax
Date: 2014-06-17 12:02:41
President Áder János President signed the law on advertising tax which was approved last Wednesday by the Parliament – the Parliament's website reveals. Under the legislation passed by the Parliament...
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Gross average wage: 229,800 forints
Date: 2014-06-17 09:38:36
Compared with the same period a year earlier, gross wages grew 1.8 percent at enterprises employing at least 5 people, budgetary institutions and observed non-profit organisations. In January-March 2014 the...
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Grain reserves in the market
Date: 2014-06-17 09:28:48
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that – expressed in live weight price – 5 percent more pigs were slaughtered in January-February...
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Consumer confidence is on the rise
Date: 2014-06-17 09:16:09
Since Match and Profi went out of business last year, the number of major grocery retail chains fell to nine in 2013. However, this change didn’t have an influence on...
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Magazine: Yogurt brands: active communication
Date: 2014-06-16 12:36:27
Last year yogurt sales declined, mainly because of lower fruit yogurt sales – as it is indicated by Nielsen data. Beáta Kiss, external corporate relations director of Danone Kft. told...
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The EU support devoted to the development of the Hungarian fish farming industry increases significantly
Date: 2014-06-16 12:00:18
The freshwater fish production can expect a significant improvement over the next seven years. It is a great success of the Hungarian agricultural diplomacy that through the new Hungarian Fishery...
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KSH: transportation performance increased last year
Date: 2014-06-16 11:58:57
The transportation performance measured in ton per km increased by 3.1 percent last year and exceeded 50 billion, but still remains 3 percent below the performance of 2007- the Hungary,...
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The Nébih checked the pickles
Date: 2014-06-16 11:40:45
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih), tested pickles as the continuation of its series of quality checking test. From the 52 random tested products, in cases of 27 products...
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Chamber of Agriculture: Carpathian Basin may become a unified region in agriculture
Date: 2014-06-16 11:35:07
The Carpathian Basin should become a unified region in agriculture – Győrffy Balázs, president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) told at a press conference following the two-day...
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The MAF Social Investment Award competition 2014 to be launched
Date: 2014-06-16 11:32:49
The Hungarian companies can apply for the MAF Social Investment Award From June 2014. Nearly 100 domestic companies took part in the recognized professional competition of the Hungarian Donors Forum...
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IKSZ: the proportion of selectively collected beverage cartons has increased
Date: 2014-06-16 11:10:51
The ratio of selectively collected beverage cartons is increasing from year to year in Hungary. Last year, their proportion amounted to 22 percent – according to the calculations of the...
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Super banana may improve health of millions in Africa
Date: 2014-06-16 10:50:02
A genetically engineered super-enriched banana may improve the lives of millions of people in Africa will soon have its first human trial, which will test its effect on vitamin A...
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The beer teams are getting ready for kick-off
Date: 2014-06-16 10:49:20
In 2013 the beer market reacted with a 5-percent decline in volume sales to the 10-percent excise duty increase. Especially mainstream brands suffered as demand shifted towards economically priced products....
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Outstanding performance from mineral waters
Date: 2014-06-16 09:01:26
This year mineral waters performed superbly: between December 2013 and March 2014 sales exceeded HUF 15 billion, growing by 15 percent in value and by 10 percent in volume. The...
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Magazine: The next home preserving season may be outstanding
Date: 2014-06-13 12:48:09
In Hungary a large part of home made marmalades and jams are made from fruits grown in people’s own gardens: the majority of housewives make jams and preserves because they...
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The Hungarian Association of Commerce has been formed
Date: 2014-06-13 12:20:21
To represent the interests of the Hungarian Trade, the Hungarian Association of Commerce (MKSZ) has been established – Szatmáry-Jähl Angéla, president of the association told MTI on Thursday. As she...
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OKSZ: consumption can increase by 2-3 percent this year
Date: 2014-06-13 12:10:22
Adjusted to real incomes, consumption is expected to increase by around 2-3 percent in Hungary, by considering the entire year – the National Retail Federation (OKSZ) told MTI on Friday....
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Bisnode: animal husbandry is riskier than plant cultivation
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:49
The bankruptcy rate is 2.5 percent on the field of livestock production, forestry and wildlife management, while in crop production and fishery the rate is lower; less than 1.5 percent...
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Foods, beverages and tobacco products gave four-tenths of the trade surplus
Date: 2014-06-13 12:00:46
The food, beverage and tobacco trade balance surplus – with the exception of 2009 is increasing since 2006. Its value was 2.783 billion euros in 2013, which was four-tenths of...
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KSH: agricultural prices continued to fall in April
Date: 2014-06-13 11:32:06
Agricultural producer prices were 8.9 percent lower in April than a year earlier, after the price of vegetable products decreased by 13.6 percent and the price of live animals and...
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The agriculture ministers of the V4+4 welcomed the EU decision on GM crops
Date: 2014-06-13 11:31:08
The agriculture ministers of the V4+4 countries welcomed the EU decision on GM crops at the V4+4 Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Budapest on Friday. According to the decision, the Member...
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The number of food safety alerts decreased in the EU
Date: 2014-06-13 11:30:57
Compared to a year earlier, the number of food safety alerts indicated by the EU Member States declined by 9 percent in 2013- the European Commission announced on Friday. In...
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All segments expanded
Date: 2014-06-13 09:42:55
Home preserving supplies sales valued at HUF 2 billion in the April 2013-March 2014 period – in the previous cumulative year the Nielsen Retail Index registered HUF 1.3 billion. Sales...
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The audit process is underway
Date: 2014-06-13 09:39:38
Lászlóné Menczel, secretary of the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board (VHT) told that in the first round they awarded the right to use the Quality Hungarian Pork...
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Hungarian meat exports to the United States can continue
Date: 2014-06-12 12:20:40
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on Wednesday, that the Hungarian meat export to the United States can continue. According to the informations of Nébih, the final...
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Regus: exporters outperform the expectations
Date: 2014-06-12 11:50:47
According to the most recent survey of Regus, the global provider of workspaces the exporting companies have reached a higher proportion of revenue and profit growth worldwide than those companies...
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OÉTI: the quality of school catering has improved
Date: 2014-06-12 10:59:05
The quality of school catering has improved in many ways in recent years – the the National Food and Nutrition Institute (OÉTI) explains in its latest analysis. According to the...
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