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The German economic mood is on nadir
The German economic confidence index of the ZEW Economic Research Institute stagnated in May at a five and a half year low. The Mannheim-based ZEW Institute of Economics announced on...
Read moreSugar is killing us – Video of the day
As if it weren't hard enough being an obese youngster, here's news that fat kids have less sensitive taste buds than normal-weight children. In testing overweight and slim kids, German...
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Magazine: Home preservation of fruits and vegetables
The market of home preserving supplies is influenced by the weather: if conditions are normal and the fruit harvest is good, sales increase. According to Eszter Varga, trade marketing and category...
Read moreThe price of pigs is decreasing in Europe
Domestic purchase prices follow the European trend, but are at a higher level than the EU average or even the German price – agrarszektor.hu wrote. It is no wonder that...
Read moreGrain is the main commodity of Hungarian agroexport
Wheat and corn are Hungary’s two main commodities within the agricultural export. In the first three months of 2018, 1.2 million tonnes of the two crops were exported. After last...
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Nagy István: the Ministry of Agriculture prepares a multi-year contractual arrangement for the next fruit season
Based on this year’s experience, to facilitate the survival among more difficult market times, the Ministry of Agriculture will develop a multi-annual contractual arrangement for the following year’s fruit season....
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Nébih takes the fight against food misuses
The National Food Chain Security Office (Nébih) will create a central laboratory base with a nearly eight billion forints investment in the following years – agrarszektor.hu wrote. In addition, several...
Read moreVarga: it is a priority is to strengthen competitiveness
The government continues to emphasize its task of effectively helping to strengthen the competitiveness of Hungarian businesses – the Minister of Finance said at a press conference held after the...
Read moreThe Varga Pincészet Kft. is expanding its bottling capacity from more than 800 million forints
With an EU subsidy of over three hundred million forints and a similar amount of interest-subsidized loan, the Varga Pincészet Kft. will develop its bottle filling capacity from around 800...
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The NAV helps you to comply with the rules from 1 July with a billing software
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) helps to comply with the rules from 1 July with a free billing software – NAV informed MTI on Tuesday. The National Tax...
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Carbon dioxide shortage plagues the British economy
There is a growing carbon shortage in Great Britain. Some producers of soft drinks, beer and meat processing companies have already reduced their production. Market participants are urging government intervention...
Read moreEU protective tariff makes US products more expensive
Domestic companies importing American goods do not have to submit any additional declarations or documents, despite the 25 percent EU protective tariff, but have to pay higher customs tariffs during...
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China spent the most on advertising during the World Cup
Though the Chinese national team did not qualify for the World Cup, the Chinese companies pay huge amounts of money on commercials. The event is a great opportunity for the...
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British scientists have developed an anti-aging chocolate
A daily 7.5g bar of the chocolate can change the underlying skin stucture of a 50 year old to that of someone in their 30s, say developers Its makers say...
Read moreIn Bulgaria, they defend against swine fever by shooting wild boars
The mass shootout of wild boars was ordered in Dobric County, North Bulgaria, after having identified the 15 points of African swine fever (ASP) in the neighboring Tulcea County, Romania....
Read moreWhite and yellow – Video of the day
How to seperate the white and yellow parts of the egg? Well, the following video summarizes the importance of the delicate process in catchy Chinese language....
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FAO and UNHCR launch new tool to save forests in displacement-affected areas
he United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Refugee Agency (UNHCR) launched today a new handbook to help restore forests in displacement-affected areas, where heavy reliance on woodfuel puts...
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Artificial meat is here soon
In the United States and the Netherlands, scientists are close to create artificial meat, as evidenced by the fact that the US Congress is already addressing this issue – agrarszektor.hu...
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Magazine: Trust is the most important!
The baby care product category is driving sales with continuous innovation and promotional activities. Dorottya Póder, junior brand manager of Unilever Magyarország Kft. told our magazine that diaper buyers are open...
Read moreGfK: retail sales may increase by 6 percent this year
Retail retail sales can grow by 6 percent this year in Hungary, while in the EU-28, the average growth will be 2.1 percent, according to a study of GfK’s market...
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AMC launched a campaign promoting domestic melons
A campaign to promote the consumption of domestic melons was launched on Monday by the Ministry of Agriculture (AM), the Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)....
Read moreGMO-free agriculture is a strategic issue
Hungary treats the GMO-free status of agriculture as a strategic issue and acknowledged the importance of gene preservation among the first – the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...
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Very poor apricot crops are expected
It is possible that we can harvest the poorest apricot crop of the past 10 -15 years this year – Apáti Ferenc, Vice President of the FruitVeB Hungarian Vegetables and...
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Hungarian melons are already available at most chain of stores
Domestically produced melons are available at most of the Hungarian chain of stores, according to market participants. Lidl Magyarország in its communication sent to MTI stated that from last Thursday...
Read moreThe festival season begins at ALDI
Festival goers can meet with the temporary ALDI shops in Hungary for three years. This year, two ALDI pop-up stores and three ALDI GrillTerraces are waiting for the participants of...
Read moreThe Savings Bank has improved its GDP forecast
Takarékbank’s analysts have slightly increased their forecast for GDP growth this year, from 4.5 percent to 4.6 percent – basically on the basis of boosting investment – Suppan Gergely, senior...
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The NAV follows the turnover of food and drink automats from 1 July
Until 1 July, the companies operating the food and drink automats must install the automated control unit into their machines. In a statement sent to the MTI on Friday, the...
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The new, revamped CEBIT enjoyed a successful premiere
With the new triad consisting of tradeshow, conference, and networking event in a festival atmosphere, the new CEBIT offered fascinating insights into the digitization of the economy and society. The...
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Hotel association: people may pay 30 percent more with SZÉP cards next year
According to the expectations of the Association of Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ), the amount spent in tourism with SZÉP card increases by 30 percent next year, compared to this...
Read moreTranslating restaurant menus into Braille
15-year-old Sophie Trist is spending her summer translating Louisiana restaurant menus into Braille. Trist charges $20 per menu — this is America, after all — but the menus can be...
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