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Integrated wine information system to be launched
Date: 2012-07-10 11:51:24
The first stage of the Integrated Information System of Vine and Wine (ISZBIR) is expected to be launched in August – said Zarka Péter, Head of Department at the National...
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Almost one thousand people are working in the Food Avalanche program
Date: 2012-07-10 11:48:04
Nearly one thousand people in need are working in the vegetable growing program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and the Syngenta Kft.. The Food Avalanche program was launched at...
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EU: Nearly one third of Internet users are concerned about online payments
Date: 2012-07-10 11:45:59
Internet users are very concerned about the situation of cyber security: according to the latest Eurobarometer survey 89 percent of the respondents are refrain themselves to give their personal informations...
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50 sponsors support the Olympics with 270 billion HUF
Date: 2012-07-10 10:53:34
Nielsen works in collaboration with The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) in the UK. Specifically, we provide research and insight services to the London...
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French poultry farmers are in trouble
Date: 2012-07-10 08:40:23
In Hungary, the amount of purchased chicken increaesd by 13 percent, its liveweighted producer price of 256.74 HUF per kilo was 4.6 percent higher in the first twenty-five weeks of...
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Record amounts of beer and ice cream consumed
Date: 2012-07-09 13:10:11
Record amounts of beer and ice cream consumed in stores nowadays. Manufacturers are trying to attract consumers with new flavors and packagings. The sales of cold drinks and ice cream...
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The promotion of the Hungarian melon continues this year
Date: 2012-07-09 12:56:13
This year the promotion of the Hungarian watermelon will continue on the basis of the positive experiences of last year – said Budai Gyula, Secretary of State at the Ministry...
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The harvest is in full swing, the quality of the crop is mixed
Date: 2012-07-09 12:30:30
The harvest is in full swing across the country, the winter wheat yields vary between 3.3 and 4.5 tons per hectare, and quality of the harvested grain is also mixed,...
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KSH: slight increase occurred in the euro value of exports and imports in May
Date: 2012-07-09 12:16:10
In May, exports and imports calculated in the euro increased by almost the same extent, by 1.7, and 1.8 percent, compared to a year earlier – the Central Statistical Office...
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The licensing fee will be adopted to the quantity of the marketed wine
Date: 2012-07-09 11:45:51
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) significantly reduced the fee on wine marketing authorization and the related fees of analytical tests. With the forthcoming measure, which will come into force...
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Nielsen: the amount that Hungarians spend on home maintenance is an European record
Date: 2012-07-06 12:48:02
The Hungarians spend the most part of their monthly budgets on housing-related services among the residents of twenty-eight European countries. While in Hungary, 36 percent of the average costs usually...
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Melon market participants consult in the ministry
Date: 2012-07-06 12:40:22
Local watermelon producers and multinational chain of stores are consulting in the Rural Development Ministry (VM) on Friday, on creating balanced melon market conditions – informs Simonka György, President of...
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Kalocsai paprika powder under EU protection
Date: 2012-07-06 12:30:49
The European Commission registered the “Kalocsai paprika powder” into the register of protected designations and protected geographical indications on July 3 – the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) told MTI...
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Low-quality food distributors may be sentenced to several years in prison
Date: 2012-07-06 11:55:15
Those who will distribute low-quality, unhealthy or false food will risk even several years of sentence from January 1 next year – when the new Criminal Code will enter into...
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The Hungarian Prison Service joins to the “Start” work model program
Date: 2012-07-06 10:58:26
The Annamajori Kft., the Baracska-based farm of the Hungarian Prison Service delivers about 22 thousand chickens to forty municipalities nationwide from Friday. The Annamajori Kft., has joined to the “Start”...
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The most ice cream in Italy is consumed in Rome
Date: 2012-07-06 10:28:07
Rome leads the list of Italian cities of artisan ice cream consumption with an annual 19 kilograms per person. In Rome an annual six or seven kilograms ice cream is...
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The genome of melon was decoded by Spaniards
Date: 2012-07-06 10:27:21
In the scope of the cooperation of nine Spanish research centers the complete description of melon’s genome is ready. Seven melon versions were introduced to the genetic analysis, the researchers...
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Bike mall to be built in Csepel
Date: 2012-07-06 08:55:22
Indotek Group will start the construction of the on ten thousand square meters Pedál Market for byciclists in the beginning of 2013 on the area of the former Csepel Metal...
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Workplace Protecting Plan – positive impact is expected in trade
Date: 2012-07-05 12:59:09
According to experts, the costs of wages are the biggest in trade, so the Prime Minister's package of measures announced on Monday can be beneficial. Prime Minister Orbán Viktor announced...
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OTP launches a one hundred billion HUF investment loan program
Date: 2012-07-05 12:57:30
OTP Bank launches a one hundred billion HUF investment loan application its corporate clients. One priority of the program is to finance manufacturing, agricultural and food investments, that are planned...
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Policy Agenda: improving SME sector expectations
Date: 2012-07-05 12:50:15
The expectations of the Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprise sector continued to improve in the second quarter, however the leaders of the companies still not expect a significant change in...
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Ten percent of the wheat was already harvested in Vas county
Date: 2012-07-05 12:15:39
On the 40 thousand hectare wheat field, 10 percent of the crop was already harvested in Vas county. Experience has shown that there will be no problems with the amount...
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Annually 200 million Chinese get sick from contaminated food
Date: 2012-07-05 10:49:26
The Chinese leadership promises to improve food security –the Renmin Ribao central party newspaper wrote on Wednesday. The government has promised the introduction of a more effective regulatory system and...
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Tokaji wineries were debuted in Russia
Date: 2012-07-05 09:00:22
Eight Tokaji wineries were presented themselves in Moscow on Thursday. The audience of the event was mainly consisted of Moscow-based Russian wholesale chains, and the largest buyers, but many representatives...
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Retail sales of the EU and the euro area increased in May
Date: 2012-07-04 12:52:32
In May, retail sales increased in both in the 17-member euro zone and in the 27-member EU – the European Union's statistical office the Eurostat announced on Wednesday. In May,...
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Corn prices increase in the heat
Date: 2012-07-04 12:50:53
Due to the hot days, maize and sunflower have significantly deteriorated in recent days. The assessment of damages has already started. The great drought and the almost African heat destroyed...
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Sommelier as the hero of a comic
Date: 2012-07-04 10:37:52
The first wine manga, entitled “Tears of the Gods” was created by Shin and Yuko Kibayashi – informs the Borkultusz. Its main character, Shizuku Kanzaki is a sommelier, who has...
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The world's most expensive peaches were stolen in China
Date: 2012-07-04 10:29:52
Three men stole invaluable peaches from a state research farm in China. Scientists have worked for 13 years, crossing different varieties to refine the perfect peach. Three villagers – presumably...
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Global retail chains are expanding in the largest developing countries
Date: 2012-07-03 14:10:26
The largest developing countries, especially the BRIC group (Brazil, Russia, India and China) remain the most attractive expanding destinations for the global retail networks, while Hungary is not among the...
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GfK: Consumer confidence improved slightly
Date: 2012-07-03 14:00:58
Consumer confidence improved slightly in Hungary in the second quarter, compared to the previous quarter, but still not reached the level of of 2011 or 2010 – shows the latest...
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