Events
Inland water damages the autumn crops
The inland water damages 30-40 percent of the autumn crops (wheat, barley and canola) in Békés county – Barabás Béla, secretary of the Békés County Farmers' Federation told MTI on...
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NAV: the sale of wild collectible products has been simplified
From January the collecting of herbs and spices, wild fruits and fungi has been simplified, as well as the selling of snails to individuals. According to the communication of the...
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One ton of tripe was seized near Komárom
The finance guards of the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) seized one ton of pacal (tripe) from Austria near Komárom on the M1 motorway – the NAV told MTI...
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Expertise and chemicals in a box
Many small garden owners face the problem, when and how to spray their plants with chemicals. The Corax-Bioner Biotechnológiai Zrt. makes spring garden works easier with its new concept. The...
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Prices reduced 0.1 percent last year
Compared with December 2014, consumer prices were 0.9 percent higher in December 2015. Grocery prices rose 2.2 percent and within the category seasonal product (potato, fresh vegetables and fruits) prices...
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Consumers at the gate of optimism
Consumer confidence produced a sudden rise in one of Hungary’s most important FMCG export markets, the Czech Republic: the index reached 97 points in the 4th quarter of 2015. The...
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Magazine: A rollercoaster ride to Turkey
Hungary’s agri-food export to Turkey has been rather hectic in the last 15 years: in 2001 it represented a value of only EUR 3 million, which grew to EUR 116...
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The retail sales of private label products increased by six percent, to 492 billion HUF
Customers spent about 492 billion HUF on the private label products of the chain of stores last year, six percent more than in the year before. The expansion of private...
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Egg Association: there is an urgent need to reduce the VAT rate on the egg market
There is an urgent need to reduce the value added tax on eggs because, the often uncontrolled egg imports are causing serious disturbances on the Hungarian egg market – the...
Read moreChanges in the pig business
The changes in international prices and the domestic legislation changes can be strongly felt in the meat market. In January, the domestic producer slaughtered pig prices decreased by 4 percent,...
Read moreThe world wheat market is changing
The international agricultural market this year shows significant changes for reasons such as the strong dollar, the fall in oil prices and high yields – writes the Wall Street Journal...
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Governmental meetings with the food industry
The officials of the Ministry of Agriculture negotiated with the determining food industry sectors separately. The aim of the ministry is to facilitate the implementation of the food strategy with...
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Smart minifarms in containers
We usually see freight containers on trains or cargo ships, but soon we will see containers in the cities as well. Companies like Freight Farm are creating super-intelligent mini farms...
Read moreThe Purchasing Managers' Index indicates a further expansion in February
The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), indicates a further expansion in February. The seasonally adjusted value of the index increased to 54.8 points drom the 53.1 points of January – the...
Read moreThe domestic market of corporate mergers and acquisitions expanded by two percent last year
The market of corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continued to grow in Hungary in 2015. The number of transactions increased by 27 percent, while the estimated size of the market,...
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Magazine: Efficiency and freshness day after day
Although Hungary’s deodorant market is very much price-sensitive, last year the category managed to expand in terms of both value sales (by 5.4 percent) and volume sales (by 4.8 percent)...
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95 percent of the Hungarian beef goes to export
In Hungary, 95 percent of the Hungarian beef goes to export. An average Hungarian eats only three kilos of beef a year. While because of the low milk prices, the...
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Potato prices are rising
The price of potatoes are increasing explosively since last autumn. Compared to the previous year now 40-50 percent have to be paid for potatoes – Népszabadság Online wrote on the...
Read more54 billion HUF for irrigation development
The Prime Minister's Office reached at the negotiations of the Rural Development Programme that multiple of the former amount; approximately 54 billion HUF to be available for irrigation development –...
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Nébih tested milk chocolates in February
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) tested milk chocolates in February within its Super Mint product test – the food chain safety authority told MTI on Monday. According to...
Read moreGKI: the drop in investments is slowing the Hungarian economy
The main reason for this year’s slowdown in the Hungarian economy will not be the deceleration of exports, but the around 5 percent lower investments – according to the GKI...
Read moreGerman retail sales rose
German retail sales declined in January, the first annual decline in eight months. But compared to December, the German retail sales increased more than expected. Retail sales in Germany rose...
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Consumer prices decreased in the euro zone in February
According to preliminary data of Eurostat consumer prices in February fell by 0.2 percent, compared to a year before. After January's 0.3 percent growth, the analysts expected a stagnation. Consumer...
Read moreInternational resolution on pollination and food production
A growing number of pollinator species worldwide are being driven toward extinction by diverse pressures, many of them human-made, threatening millions of livelihoods and hundreds of billions of dollars worth...
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Several tons of unmarked vegetables were found in a Romanian truck
Several tons of unmarked vegetables and fruits were found by the finance guards near Nagylak in a Romanian truck – the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) informed MTI on...
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Financial administrative work takes up too much time
A telephone survey by LLP Hungary between August and December 2015, conducted with 1,000 medium-sized and large Hungarian companies, revealed the following: more than 20 percent of Hungarian firms, even...
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Fewer companies founded, more online businesses
According to a survey conducted by Bisnode, the number of companies established in Hungary has been reducing for four years in a row. In 2015 about 25,000 new enterprises were...
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Magazine: Those who form a consortium can apply for 1.5 billion-forint funding
From the middle of February 2016 farmers and micro- and small food industry enterprises can apply for development-purpose funding from a HUF 151-billion budget. Medium-sized food companies have the opportunity...
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Inter-branch organizations urge ban on dumping priced milk imports
The organizations of the milk sector urge immediate ban on the dumping priced milk and milk products import – agrárszektor.hu wrote. Instead of this, the government would easen this crisis...
Read moreThe Tokaj Trading House has begun to contract with the grape producers
The state-owned Tokaj Trading House Pltd. contract with the grape producers earlier than ever, even the purchase prices have been announced – the company told MTI on Friday. According to...
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