Events
Fish production in Hungary may increase two to three percent this year
Date: 2014-04-17 11:58:43
Fish production in Hungary may increase two to three percent this year, which was 23,000 tonnes last year – Lévai Ferenc, president and CEO of the Aranyponty Zrt. (Golden Carp...
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The European Parliament voted to ban non-native, aggressive species
Date: 2014-04-17 11:57:24
The European Parliament voted the proposal on Wednesday that aims to ban and reduce non native animal and plant species in the European Union. It is is estimated that these...
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VM: 144 million HUF support for the promoters of the Hungarian national values
Date: 2014-04-17 11:56:33
A total of 113 promoters won 144 million HUF on the tender, that aims to collect, research, promote, preserve and maintain the Hungarian national values and Hungaricums – the Rural...
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45 thousand packs of smuggled cigarettes were seized in Beregsurány
Date: 2014-04-17 11:00:46
The finance officers seized thirty-six million HUF worth smuggled cigarettes in Beregsurány, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county – the Press Secretary of the Northern Plains Regional Directorate of the National Tax and Customs...
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Well-known faces in the new campaign of UNICEF
Date: 2014-04-17 10:55:02
The talented team of Café Next has won the trust of the representatives of the Hungarian Committee of UNICEF with their colorful personalities and fresh, imaginative concept as well as...
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Kőröstej concludes deals at the Hungarian-Arab Business Forum
Date: 2014-04-17 09:52:17
At the end of March dairy group Kőröstej negotiated with the representatives of many countries at the Hungarian-Arab forum. They signed deals for selling 12,000 tons of cheese in the...
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Easter: the Hungarian families are looking for the guaranteed quality of the well-known brands from sweets
Date: 2014-04-16 12:50:34
Four out of ten Hungarian families buy chocolates and candies during the Easter festive period. According to the datas of GfK’s Household Panel, the customer base of the seasonal goodies...
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Tobacconists can bring one billion HUF in revenue
Date: 2014-04-16 12:20:51
Tobacconists can bring one billion HUF annual revenue to NDN Zrt., if the operators, who recently obtained a concession will start to operate. Most of the new tobacco shops will...
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The European Parliament would indicate the place of origin on every products
Date: 2014-04-16 12:05:48
Instead of the current voluntary practice, the place of origin should be compulsorily indicated on each product – the European Parliament included in its draft legislation. According to the proposed...
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Hungary is in the middle field in whiskey consumption
Date: 2014-04-16 11:55:21
In India a close to one and a half billion liters of whiskey was consumed in 2012, which is more than threefold of the U.S. consumption. Hungary is in the...
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Great interest in Interpack 2014
Date: 2014-04-16 09:51:01
Messe Düsseldorf held a press conference on 20 February in Vienna, where Interpack project director Bernd Jablonowski spoke about what to expect from Interpack 2014 (held between 8 and 14...
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More and more customers are looking for better quality products during Easter
Date: 2014-04-15 13:05:49
The turnover of hams, sweets and eggs increase the most in the Easter period, however, it is a change that every year, more and more customers are looking for better...
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A decrease on the Hungarian beer market
Date: 2014-04-15 11:57:42
Last year, the Hungarian beer market fell by 4.45 percent, compared to the previous year, on the basis of the amount of beer sold by the four largest manufacturing companies...
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Cash registers: the NAV has initiated targeted controls
Date: 2014-04-15 11:50:13
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) specifically controls the ordering, installing and normal operation of the online cash registers – the tax authority told MTI on Tuesday. There are...
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2014: the year of the pear at the Budapest Pálinka Festival
Date: 2014-04-15 11:35:31
The participants of the Budapest Pálinka Festival, that will be held between 15 to 18 May can choose from more than 400 kinds of distillates, where this year we will...
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You can buy a children's room from 50 thousand HUF on the net
Date: 2014-04-15 11:33:33
The Jófogás.hu investigated the question of how much a complete children's room costs on the net. It turned out that you do not need to spend high sums when the...
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We can harvest sour cherries and cherries record early this year
Date: 2014-04-15 11:30:28
There was no example for decades that flower shedding occurs at almost all domestic fruit varieties before Easter. This year, however, due to the extremely mild winter weather the trees...
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Three hundred million HUF worth cigarettes were seized in Nyíregyháza
Date: 2014-04-15 11:10:17
The police found more than 350 million HUF worth cigarettes without tax stamps in a warehouse in Nyíregyháza – the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County police spokeswoman told MTI on Tuesday. Fedor Rita,...
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More than 500 pigs had to be slaughtered because of the swine-plague threat
Date: 2014-04-15 11:00:49
Within two weeks, more than 500 pigs had to be killed immediately, because of the risk of African swine fever (ASF), as the number of illegal consignments of live pigs...
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The duty-free export of Ukrainian grain cause disturbances for the Hungarian producers
Date: 2014-04-14 12:22:20
“After the February drop in grain prices a rise characterizes the grain market is currently. However the duty-free export of Ukrainian grain cause disturbances for the Hungarian producers in May...
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Eggs are cheaper, compared to the previous years
Date: 2014-04-14 12:20:37
Eggs are cheaper for the Easter holiday season this year, compared to the previous years. The price of an egg is an average of 28 to 35 HUF depending on...
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Agricultural producer prices fell by nearly 11 percent in February
Date: 2014-04-14 12:13:25
The agricultural producer prices fell by 10.9 percent in February 2014, compared to the same period of the last year. The price of vegetable products decreased by 17.0 percent, while...
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ÁNTSZ: more healthy foods in kindergarten canteens
Date: 2014-04-14 12:00:33
Three-quarters of the institutions have expanded the menu with healthy food products in recent years. More vegetables, fruits and fish, but still less than required milk and whole grain bakery...
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Hungarian workers do not held a lunch break but they drink a lot of coffee
Date: 2014-04-14 11:33:27
Almost half of Hungarian workers did not take lunch break and only 15 percent eat five times a day. 73 percent of the workers are having coffee on a regular...
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The tax expert said that pálinka cannot be brewed with tax exemption in compliance with EU law
Date: 2014-04-14 11:30:01
Vámosi-Nagy Szabolcs, the tax consultant of the EY global consultancy do not see a solution taking the tax rules into account, when one can make pálinka with tax exemption in...
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Quality Hungarian Pork trademark introduced
Date: 2014-04-14 09:51:25
The Ministry for Rural Development and the Livestock and Meat Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Board (VHT) introduced the Quality Hungarian Pork (KMS) trademark and quality assurance system. VHT president Antal...
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Magazine: The new pig strategy seems to work
Date: 2014-04-11 12:47:42
The implementation of the new pig strategy, approved last summer, has already started. Government promise is that HUF 1.6 billion is earmarked for the programme this year. Goals include increasing...
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We trust in domestic food products
Date: 2014-04-11 12:00:31
According to a representative survey carried out in January, 86 percent of Hungarians are confident in domestic food products – the Greenpeace announced on Thursday. On the basis of the...
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0.1 percent inflation in March, food prices fell
Date: 2014-04-11 11:26:11
Consumer prices in March were 0.1 percent higher than a year earlier. Compared to February, consumer prices rose by an average of 0.2 percent – the Central Statistics Office (KSH)...
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