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Retail sales growth accelerated in the Czech Republic
Date: 2017-03-17 11:04:48
Retail sales increased by 5.6 percent on an annual basis in the Czech Republic in January – the Czech Statistical Office announced in Prague. In December last year, this figure...
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Consumers are confident in the world’s largest economy
Date: 2017-03-17 11:03:13
Consumer sentiment improved in the US in February – according to the usual monthly survey of the University of Michigan. The preliminary results were published on Friday. The consumer sentiment...
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Unknown origin rabbit meat was seized
Date: 2017-03-17 11:02:45
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) seized more than 60 kilograms of unknown origin rabbit meat – the agency told MTI on Friday. The NÉBIH checked meat shops containing...
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The SZÉP-card owners spent more in the first two months
Date: 2017-03-17 10:42:06
Compared to last year the Széchenyi Rest Card owners spent more in the first two months of the year – the card issuers told MTI. The OTP Széchenyi Rest Card...
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First Services Centre opens
Date: 2017-03-17 10:11:24
On 15 December 2016 the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) opened its first services centre in Hajdúböszörmény. In the new centres NAK won’t only offer traditional services to farmers, but...
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NÉBIH and SZIE cooperate
Date: 2017-03-17 10:09:15
A real milestone: on 3 November 2016 the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) and Szent István University (SZIE) signed a cooperation agreement. The goal is to establish a Risk...
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OKSZ: the new regulatory proposals of trade violate the interests of consumers
Date: 2017-03-16 11:55:55
According to OKSZ, such package of measures was prepared for the government that curbs the further development of trade as a whole – including small businesses – as well as...
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Milk Truck to promote milk consumption
Date: 2017-03-16 11:50:01
The Milk Marketing Board plans to start a Milk Truck in the spring to promote the consumption of dairy and milk products, as well as health-conscious diet – agrarszektor.hu wrote....
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Smink mindenekelőtt: tízmilliárdnál is többet költöttünk dekorkozmetikumokra tavaly
Date: 2017-03-16 11:47:01
Az arc-és testápoló termékek, valamint a dekorkozmetikumok piacán töretlen felívelés egy optimista időszak szintén optimista leképeződése. A magyarországi fogyasztói bizalom stabilizálódása és a kiskereskedelmi piac európai átlag fölötti, dinamikus bővülése...
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The Gyulahús Kft. would open towards the Far East markets
Date: 2017-03-16 11:42:14
The Gyulahús Kft. in addition to the Japanese market would open towards the Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong markets. In these markets the company experienced increasing interest towards its products...
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Food adulteration is the largest business after drug trafficking in the EU
Date: 2017-03-16 11:30:50
According to the survey of the European Union, forgery and tax evasion are the biggest illegal business after drug trafficking – Helik Ferenc of the National Food Chain Safety Office...
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The 2017 Country Tasting has started
Date: 2017-03-16 11:28:43
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) announced again the Country Tasting in four categories under the National Wine Excellence Programme. This year one can compete in four categories – white wines,...
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MEPs urged stricter food inspections
Date: 2017-03-16 11:25:27
The MEPs approved the new regulation enabling to tighten the EU food inspection system at the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg on Wednesday – the press service of the...
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Garfield returns to Hungary
Date: 2017-03-16 11:22:50
SPAR’s latest and Garfield’s 8th sticker collection album, this time presents the world’s unsolved mysteries, the outer space and the mysterious side of nature to the readers. The Garfield sticker...
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Several group of companies can bring their R & D centers to Hungary
Date: 2017-03-16 11:05:47
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) action plan against tax evasion recently tightened the international rules on discounts related to intellectual products (intangible products). Due to the combined...
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Drones can replace the dying bees
Date: 2017-03-16 11:04:20
Today’s massive bee mortality is not only dangerous for humanity, because we may have to look for other sweeteners instead of honey in the future – agrarszektor.hu wrote. If the...
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The Chamber of Agriculture calls for the development of a national integration system
Date: 2017-03-16 11:04:19
Because of the fragmentation of the agricultural sector it is necessary to build an integration system that is available at local, regional and national levels – Győrffy Balázs, president of...
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Inflation increased in the euro area and in the EU in February
Date: 2017-03-16 11:03:56
Euro area’s annual inflation became 2.0 percent in February 2017, up from the 1.8 percent in January. In February 2016 the rate was -0.2 percent. European Union annual inflation was...
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McDonalds Spoofs Hipster Coffee Culture – Video of the day
Date: 2017-03-16 10:51:31
McDonalds Spoofs Hipster Coffee Culture in New McCafe Commercial. McDonalds Spoofs Hipster Coffee Culture in New McCafe Commercial from Sylvia G on Vimeo....
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Chamber of agriculture plans agri-expo and arable land days
Date: 2017-03-15 10:35:51
NAK will organise the 21st Pápa Agricultural Expo between 19 and 21 May 2017. In 2016 there were more than 12,000 visitors at this event. The 1st NAK Arable Land...
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The tracking platform is on the right track
Date: 2017-03-15 10:33:34
It was one year ago that the National Food Tracking Platform (NÉNYP) was established. In the next year the platform will be busy preparing sector-specific guidelines based on relevant laws...
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A vertical kitchengarden – Video of the day
Date: 2017-03-15 10:03:23
PLUG & PLANT is a smart vertical garden that allows anyone to grow plants anywhere…...
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KSH: agricultural producer prices continued to fall in January
Date: 2017-03-14 11:50:45
In January, agricultural producer prices decreased by 2.6 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The decline was the result of the 8.9 percent decline in the...
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The breweries would reduce the VAT on draft beer
Date: 2017-03-14 11:43:33
The big brewers and small-scale distilleries turned together to Varga Mihály National Economy Minister to extend the local dining preferential VAT on draft beer – Világgazdaság wrote. As it is...
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The e-commerce and dual product quality are in the focus of this year’s consumer protection
Date: 2017-03-14 11:40:27
The regulation of e-commerce and eliminate the double product quality are in the focus of this year’s consumer protection, but the monitoring of the product demonstrations remains a priority as...
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The performance of agricultural exports is outstanding for years
Date: 2017-03-14 11:30:22
The driving force behind the Hungarian economy was agriculture in 2016, the performance of agricultural exports is high for many years – Czerván György, Minister of State for the Ministry...
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The Pécsi Sör Premium Lager Beer Pécs became the Product of the Year in the beer category
Date: 2017-03-14 11:28:04
Hungary’s oldest operating brewery is the Pécsi Sörfőzde. The company has nearly 170 years of open brewing experience. The Pécsi Sör is truly unique and innovative, not only in terms...
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A new era of eating problems has begun
Date: 2017-03-14 11:23:08
Overweight and obesity are more frequent and a whole range of diseases will comewith them – the new FAO report on the European and Central Asian region reveals. Due to...
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Good crop prospects in orchards, despite the harsh winter
Date: 2017-03-14 11:20:13
The unusually cold winter frost did not cause significant damage to the orchards – the Hungarian Horticultural Propagation Management Company (MKSZ) states on the basis of laboratory tests of fourteen...
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