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We do not use the irrigation capacities
According to the Minister of Agriculture, “drought is the main source of danger for the Hungarian agriculture today”. Nagy István said at the Agricultural Forum of the opening of the...
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Rabbit consumption has been promoted at the Farmer Expo
There is no healthier meat than rabbit meat – the Minister of Agriculture stated at the Farmer Expo, at the Debrecen stage of the nationwide campaign to promote rabbit meat....
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SMEs expanding resources for capacity expansion
The demand of the SME sector for capacity-enhancing EU tendering opportunities is huge, not only for the free money but also the loan offered with credit in this area –...
Read moreDreherFeszt: Music Festival in the brewery
The DreherFeszt awaits its guests with beer specialties, concerts, brewery tours and with many other programs on 1 September to the Dreher Breweries. Dreher opens the door of its Jászberényi...
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The furniture manufacturing plant of the Austrian ADA group was handed over in Körmend
The new production hall, built with a cost of approximately 1.2 billion HUF of the ADA Hungária Furniture Factory – which deals with the production and distribution of furniture, beds...
Read moreConsumer sentiment in the United States is on annual low
The Consumer Sentiment Index of the Michigan University and Thomson Reuters business news service declined to the lowest level of the past year in August. In August, the consumer mood...
Read moreAn international research team explored the genetics of wheat
An international research team has uncovered the genetic resources of wheat, which opened the way to breed the wheat varieties that are far more nutritious and adaptable to the climate...
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Pepsi buys Israeli SodaStream for 3.2 billion USD
The US PepsiCo Inc. buys Israeli SodaStream International for 3.2 billion USD (more than nine hundred billion forints) – the local media reported on Monday. Pepsi pays 144 USD for...
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Carbohydrate too low and too high equally harmful to your health
A too low or too high diet in carbohydrates increases the risk of premature mortality according to a new study published in the Lancet journal. Researchers have collected eight large-scale...
Read moreGerman farmers: almost three billion euros drought damage
Almost three billion euros (966 billion forints) damage happened to the German farmers due to the low precipitation weather of the recent months, according to the first estimates made after...
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4,84 million tons of winter wheat was produced this year
The harvest of winter wheat has been completed. Almost 4.850 million tonnes were harvested in Hungary from almost 950 thousand hectares – the Minister of Agriculture said on Thursday in...
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Syngenta: crop prospects are good in the Hungarian sweetcorn sector
Larger crops can be harvested this year by the domestic sweetcorn growers. Hungary continues to be the leader in both the production and the export of frozen and canned finished...
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We are price sensitive to vegetables
If we are dealing with vegetables, we are very price-sensitive – agrarszektor.hu wrote after Gfk Hungária’s data. A part of society can easily give up the consumption of frozen vegetables,...
Read moreSmall brewery production is strengthening
Small-scale breweries would strenghten in technologies and exports, who would cut 4-5 percent of the total beer market within the next six to eight years – Világgazdaság Online wrote. This...
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The Ministry of Agriculture supports the initiative of the farmers
The Ministry of Agriculture supports the initiative of the apple producers, which calls for action against unfair purchasing behavior – the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI on Thursday. The announcement...
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The SPAR on the Andrássy road to open soon
In the framework of its modernization program, SPAR would rebuilt its store from around 140 million forints under 30 Andrássy road – origo wrote. The supermarket operated at a frequented...
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The wine labels of the Dobicz Winery won Red Dot Award
The wine labels of the Mátra-based Dobicz Winery and Vineyard, designed by the Budapest-based Graphasel Design Studio won the Red Dot prize in the package category at the most prestigious...
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The IT support of the national hail damage reducing system was handed over
The IT support of the national hail damage reducing system was handed over on Thursday in the headquarters of the Hungarian National Meteorological Service (OMSZ) in Budapest. Löwinger Endre, System...
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Hundred tonnes of cooking oil and 48 tonnes of crystal sugar were seized by NAV
Hundred tonnes of cooking oil and 48 tons of crystal sugar were seized by the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV). A food retailer attempted to scam the EU VAT...
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Cabbage consumption reduces the risk of bowel cancer
Certain vegetables, including cabbage, broccoli and cabbage is able to reduce the risk of developing bowel cancer with a special compound. Crustaceous vegetables have long been shown to have beneficial...
Read moreVienna is the most livable city in the world
It is best to live in Vienna all over the world – according to London analysts. After seven years, the Austrian capital has pushed Australia away from the first place...
Read moreWhat do 2000 calories look like? – Video of the day
A fun video shows what 2,000 calories worth of different foods look like. Inspired by a post from wiseGEEK which showed pictures of foods in 200 calorie portions, BuzzFeed's Andrew...
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Henkel reports strong organic sales growth, further improved margin and higher earnings in second quarter
Sales increase to new high: 5,143 million euros, organic growth +3.5% EBIT* reaches new high: 926 million euros (+1.8%) EBIT margin* further improved: +20 basis points to 18.0% Earnings per...
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The Sziget Festival closed with 565 thousand visitors
More than ever, 565,000 thousand people visited the Sziget festival, which ended on Tuesday. The organizers are already planning next year’s program, the name of the first 2019 star musician...
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It is really worth buying an electric car these days
According to fleet management company LeasePlan’s annual Car Cost Index report, from 21 European countries it is in Hungary that the monthly maintenance costs of electric cars are the lowest....
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Hungarians are eating more consciously than 5 years ago
A representative survey by K&H, conducted with 600 participants, has revealed that Hungarians eat more fruits and vegetables, and more Hungarian-made groceries than in 2013. István Tresó, the head of...
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New type loyalty programmes are needed
According to an international retail loyalty study conducted by EY, with the participation of 130 senior executives, at global level only a small proportion of retailers have managed to make...
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EU ends discrimination against consumers
After a long period of negotiations, the European Union gave green light to the Geo-Blocking Regulation in the spring of 2018. The new regulation addresses unjustified online sales discrimination based...
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Hungarian fruit growers and cereal processing companies can end up in a bad situation
Changes in agricultural prices can cause serious problems for cereal crop processing companies and fruit growers – warns K&H Bank. István Tresó, the head of K&H’s agricultural sector development division...
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