Events
The food trade is well-balanced
Date: 2015-01-06 11:45:53
The exports of agricultural and food products are slightly lower than the results of the January-September period of 2013, while the value of imports rose by four percent. The agricultural...
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The distributors of alcohol products can avoid the payment of the increased excise duty
Date: 2015-01-06 11:38:15
The excise duty legislation on alcohol products may enter into force even before the companies involved would have to fulfill the increased excise security – Gulyás Gergely (Fidesz) legislative chairman...
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The horticultural stores are lobbying for the Sunday opening hours
Date: 2015-01-06 11:35:47
Megyeri Szabolcs gardener in his open letter sent to the MPs is lobbying for the Sunday opening hours in case of horticultural stores. The easening of the restrictions is supported...
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A drop in pork exports
Date: 2015-01-06 11:30:40
According to the data of the Central Statistical Office, Hungary's live pig exports fell by 25 percent, while Hungary’s imports of live pigs increased by 7 percent in the first...
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Opten: more than 41 thousand companies were terminated last year
Date: 2015-01-06 11:18:08
More than 41 thousand companies have ceased in Hungary last year, almost 25 percent more than in 2013 – the Opten company information service provider told MTI. In 2015, Opten...
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Almost 30 percent of the dairy factories in Romania was closed last year
Date: 2015-01-06 11:03:11
Last year, Almost 30 percent of the dairy factories was closed in Romania, because the Romanian producers could not sell their products, but the production costs are increasing from year...
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The imagos of Drosophila suzukii were stuck on cars
Date: 2015-01-06 11:00:52
The Government Office’s Plant and Soil Conservation Directorate draws attention that a new pest has occered in the Sopron wine region, because the spotted wing Drosophila was found in one...
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Syngenta on smartphone
Date: 2015-01-06 10:21:43
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New mill in Kádárta
Date: 2015-01-06 09:58:21
Szatmári Malom Kft. inaugurated the new mill they built from HUF 1.8 billion in Kádárta. The new mill uses the latest technology and it employs 15 people. The company already...
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Hipp transforms its heating system
Date: 2015-01-06 09:14:52
Hipp Kft. invested HUF 60 million of its own resources in transforming the heating system of the organic baby food and drink factory in Hanságliget. Now instead of oil they...
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Marzek Kner increases production capacity from 1-billion-forint budget
Date: 2015-01-06 09:10:11
Marzek Kner Packaging invested HUF 1 billion in increasing its production capacity. Both own resources and EU funding via the Economic Operative Programme (GOP) were used to buy modern printing...
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Meat Marketing Board: the first results of the swine strategy are already apparent
Date: 2015-01-05 12:00:45
The first results of the government’s swine strategy that was announced in 2012 can already bee seen. Within a year, the number of swines increased with more than 200 thousand...
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Analyst: foreign trade balance remains positive in this year
Date: 2015-01-05 11:45:57
The foreign trade balance remains positive next year, but the surplus will continue to decline – according to Ürmössy Gergely senior analyst of Erste Bank interviewed by MTI on Tuesday....
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The future of the European pigs
Date: 2015-01-05 11:40:00
According to the long-term forecast the European Commission published in December, the EU’s pigmeat production is expected to be around 22.6 million tonnes in 2014, exceeding the 2013 data with...
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The Hungarian onions are still the most popular
Date: 2015-01-05 11:38:59
The harvest of onions in the EU was 18 percent higher (5.8 million tonnes) in 2014 than a year earlier. In the Netherlands, the onion-growing area and the average yield...
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The next decade will be the decade of milk
Date: 2015-01-05 11:30:46
From 2015, the EU’s dairy market regulation eliminates the quota system that is in force for 30 years. It is expected that the eliminating of the quota system will redraw...
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The Nébih imposed fines of 440 million HUF in 2014
Date: 2015-01-05 11:20:18
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) Has made significant progress this year in fulfilling the targets set out in the Food Chain Safety Strategy: the effectiveness of the controls...
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The rules of public catering have changed
Date: 2015-01-05 11:19:19
The regulation on public catering entered into force on 1 January. The regulation controls the preparation and nutritional content of food products prepared in school canteens and hospitals. According to...
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The soft wheat crop may be lower in 2015
Date: 2015-01-05 11:17:33
The European Union's 2015 soft wheat harvest will be 140.2 million tons, which will be 5 percent lower than the average yield in 2014. This is partly due to the...
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The University in Keszthely expands its food researches
Date: 2015-01-05 11:12:29
An organic innovation system was inaugurated at the Georgicon Faculty of the Pannon University in Keszthely these days, made with a 486 million HUF investment. The center that was funded...
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A modern cattle farm was built in the Haraszti Barton
Date: 2015-01-05 11:10:50
A new, modern cattle farm was handed over in the Haraszti Barton in Tura, owned by the Galgamenti Mezőgazdasági Kft. The total cost of the project was nearly 795 million...
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Post-it on mobile
Date: 2015-01-05 10:15:22
If we put down the fruits of a collective brainstorming session on post-it papers, we can continue working with them in the virtual world. 3M sets out to increase the...
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Invitel: intensive network development
Date: 2015-01-05 09:10:55
The telecom company keeps expanding its network. Invitel started its HUF 4.5-billion development programme in 2012, the goal of which is to reach as many private and corporate subscribers with...
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Moscow dictates prices
Date: 2015-01-05 08:06:52
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. We can learn from their latest market report that due to the import ban...
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The growth performance in agriculture continued in 2014
Date: 2015-01-02 11:55:26
The growth of the Hungarian agriculture’s performance continued in 2014, so the favorable process lasts for four-years contineus as well – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture told MTI. The agricultural...
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We like the private label products
Date: 2015-01-02 11:50:12
The majority of the Hungarian consumers consider the private label household chemical goods and cosmetic products of the chains as favorable. Sevety-two percent of the Hungarian consumers perceive the quality...
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National Association of Pálinka Masters: the reputation of the quality pálinkas need to be increased
Date: 2015-01-02 11:48:41
According to the vice president of the National Association of Pálinka Masters, the reputation of the quality pálinkas should be increased as well as the market share, both in Hungary...
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The FELIR to be started
Date: 2015-01-02 11:21:29
The National Food Chain Safety Office has begun the posting of the identifying numbers that is needed to participate in the food chain management information system (FELIR). The National Food...
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The National Trading House bought 97,500 tonnes of apples
Date: 2015-01-02 11:18:46
The state apple acquisitions have ended in Hungary. The state bought the apples, due to the Russian embargo and the overproduction. The Hungarian National Trading House Pltd. in accordance with...
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The GVH paid a special attention to consumer protection in 2014
Date: 2015-01-02 11:17:09
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) this year has focused on consumer protection, so many consumer groups had to be fined more occasions. In order to increase consumer awareness, the authority...
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