Events
Sour cherry crops may be less than in 2012
Date: 2013-06-14 11:05:15
The experts of the State Research Institute of Pomology expect 5-10 thousand tons less sour cherries this year on national level, compared to 2012 – the agency told MTI. The...
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Curiosity inspires the visitors of the wine festivals
Date: 2013-06-14 11:02:25
Hungarian customers mainly visit wine festivals in order to taste unknown wines and to explore unknown wineries – the online survey of Borászportál.hu shows. In the survey sent to MTI...
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Mass food poisonings throughout China
Date: 2013-06-14 11:00:15
More than 500 adults and children were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in recent days in China – the local national media reported on Sunday. Over the weekend more than...
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More than fifty thousand visitors at the Békéscsaba Beer Festival and at the Knuckle of Pork Parade
Date: 2013-06-14 10:59:32
More(MTI) than fifty thousand people visited the Békéscsaba Beer Festival and the Knuckle of Pork Parade. On the closing day of the festival, 128 teams were cooking the stew from...
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The new tea by Britsh Airways is a success
Date: 2013-06-14 10:23:31
British Airways and tea group Twinings have teamed up to promise a “transformation” of tea drinking in the air after research showed that its taste can be reduced by 30pc...
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The demand for fruits and vegetables has decreased
Date: 2013-06-13 12:45:51
The Hungarian households spend almost a tenth of their annual food expenditure on fruit and vegetables. Although the customer base remains the same, because of the difficulties of the recent...
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Two months respite was given to the SMEs
Date: 2013-06-13 12:43:16
SMEs should connect their online cash machines to the National Tax and Customs Administration until 1 September instead of the previous deadline of 30 June – Giró-Szász András, government spokesman...
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KSH: a further slowdown in the growth of agricultural producer prices
Date: 2013-06-13 12:40:43
The rate of growth in the agricultural output prices was further slowing in April. The purchase prices were 11.5 percent above the level of a year earlier, after the 14.6...
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FAO: the good grain harvest may reduce food prices
Date: 2013-06-13 12:35:44
This year, the FAO, expects a higher grain crop. It is expected that more wheat will grow this year than in 2012, and in the United States corn is grown...
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The tobacco market players have signed a joint memorandum of understanding
Date: 2013-06-13 12:29:31
The representatives of the tobacco market have signed a Joint Memorandum of Understanding – the Nemzeti Dohánykereskedelmi Nonprofit Zrt. (National Tobacco Trading Company Nonprofit Zrt.) told MTI on Thursday. According...
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Czerván: flood damages on more than 10 thousand hectares of agricultural land
Date: 2013-06-13 12:10:25
According to the informations of the Ministry of Agriculture, more than 10 thousand hectares of agricultural land was damaged by flooding so far – the Minister of State responible for...
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Magazine: Strengthening consumer confidence increases willingness to purchase
Date: 2013-06-13 11:34:20
In 2012 retail revenue in the grocery, household chemical and cosmetics categories audited by Nielsen increased by 4 percent from the previous year. The average of the surveyed 21 European...
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Nearly one hundred tons of suspicious syrup was seized in Hungary
Date: 2013-06-13 11:00:28
The National Agency for Food Safety seized 98 tons of unknown origin fruit syrup concentrate – Fazekas Sándor, Minister for Rural Development announced. Most of the concentrate, (78 tons) was...
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The Americans waste 40 percent of the food
Date: 2013-06-13 10:59:59
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a program for the suppression of food wastage, because in the United States 40 percent of the produced food goes to waste. According to...
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The Beerfestival of the Buda Castle has opened its gates
Date: 2013-06-13 10:59:16
The Budapest Beer Festival in Buda Castle and the other, smaller festivals (Főzdefeszt Artisan Beer Festival, Belgian Beer Festival, Czech Beer Festival) offer opportunity for beer lovers to taste the...
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The mangalica conquers in Japan
Date: 2013-06-12 13:02:31
The Hungarian Mangalitsa conquers the Japanese market. Started in Michelin-starred restaurants, it is considered more prominent than the world's coolest meat products. The Hungarian Mangalitsa targets Korea, Hong Kong and...
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Excellent sour cherry and cherry crop is expected at the Elvira major
Date: 2013-06-12 13:00:52
Professionals were gathering to a sour cherry and cherry meeting that took place at the Elvira major, which is the Experimental Station of the State Research Institute of Pomology Photo:...
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Competition in food retailing
Date: 2013-06-12 12:52:30
Although the rule was introduced in the protection of competition that food products can not be sold below the price that included in the purchase invoice, it has brought the...
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The focus should be put on quality in the case of Hungarian wheat
Date: 2013-06-12 12:51:35
The Hungarian wheat-growing industry needs to move toward a specific, high-quality varieties rather than towards quantity – Bedő Zoltán, Diector of the research center of the Agricultural Sciences Research Centre...
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The most innovative developments of domestic IT in 2013 have been selected
Date: 2013-06-12 12:10:23
The winners of the 5th Hungarian Innovation Tech Show have been selected. At one of the most important technological event of the country the Fitnect-3D Virtual Mirror, the iParking, the...
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Magazine: The happy days of our agricultural foreign trade
Date: 2013-06-12 12:04:32
The beginning of the year is traditionally rather slow in international trade if compared with the end of the year. However, the processes in January 2013 didn’t follow this trend....
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New pálinkas acquired trademarks
Date: 2013-06-12 12:00:00
Another 19 pálinkas have acqired the right to use the Pálinka trademark, so we have a total of 35 products with a sticker – Wessling Hungary Kft. pálinka rating company...
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EU alert system for food safety
Date: 2013-06-12 11:52:21
The report on the annual food and feed safety alarm system has been released. The annual report on the EU food and feed safety alert system (RASFF system) was published...
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An average of one hundred thousand HUF per person on health care products
Date: 2013-06-12 11:45:33
The Hungarian population between age 18-69 spent an average of one hundred thousand HUF per person on health care products last year – shows the research of Cofidis. According to...
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TerraCycle to recycle in Hungary, too
Date: 2013-06-12 10:43:31
TerraCycle is a private U.S. small business headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey. It makes consumer products from pre- and post-consumer waste (“upcycling”) and reusing other waste materials TerraCycle began with...
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The market of premises is in change
Date: 2013-06-12 09:00:52
Area needs became maller, rents are stagnant and the tenants are looking for flexible terms in the trade retail property market – the OTP Real Estate Fund Management Company and...
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KSH: inflation was 1.8 percent in May
Date: 2013-06-11 12:35:19
The inflation was 1.8 percent in May which is lower than the expectations of the analysts. Compared to the previous month, consumer prices fell by 0.1 percent – the Central...
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To much rain harms the grain, however, it is good for the potatoes
Date: 2013-06-11 12:20:57
“The flood itself in terms of the agricultural sector as a whole does not cause significant damages, the flooded arable land is expected to remain below 50 hectares”- Vancsura József,...
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The draft of the advertisement tax is under preparation
Date: 2013-06-11 11:55:42
Several dailies are reporting on the draft of the advertisement tax in their Tuesday issues. Several dailies are reporting on the draft of the advertisement tax in their Tuesday issues....
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VOSZ: no jobs without investments
Date: 2013-06-11 11:54:29
There are no jobs without investments, but to increase investments an atmosphere of trust is needed – Dávid Ferenc Secretary-General of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) told...
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