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Decree on crop protection modified
As of this year several modifications of the crop protection decree entered into force. From now on only Category 2 and 3 pesticides are allowed to be used in public...
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Hungarian apples are expensive
Because of the drought, last year's apple crop was lower than expected – that is why consumers have to pay more for apples this year. The average price of the...
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GMO-free labeling may come after the approval of the European Commission
We still need to wait a few months for the introduction of the GMO-free labeling. The “GMO-free production” trademark will be put on food and feed after the approval of...
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Coffee prices to rise
Due to the increasing consumption coffee prices may increase significantly. Analysts expect sustained high prices, because the growing area is shrinking,the yield increasing investments are costly and take a long...
Read moreMVH: basic support was allocated to 95 percent of the farmers by the beginning of February
Until the beginning of February, 95 percent of the farmers received basic support from the Agriculture and Rural Development Office (MVH) – the president of MVH told MTI on Wednesday....
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Aldi will reduce the amount of its carbon dioxide emission
The Aldi group plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 with 30 percent in all of its stores, compared with the 2012 base year – the Aldi Magyarország told...
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Coca-Cola has increased its share on the soft drink market
Coca-Cola’s quarterly report is slightly better as the expectations of analysts – portfolio.hu wrote. The sales volume in the last quarter of 2015 continued to shift toward noncarbonated drinks like...
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Ready Pay: easier credit card payment
“In the future bank card payments will be solved at our enterprise” – Viola Violetta said at the press conference presenting the Vodafone ReadyPay mobile credit card reader terminal (mPOS)....
Read more(HU) A Bell Csoport felvásárolja az Eisberg vállalatot, a saláták szakértőjét
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Surge in the number of job offer advertisements
Last year about 30 percent more job offers have been posted on Profession.hu than in 2014, and the number of job offers increased by 21 percent at the market leader...
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Budapest to apply for a WFP service center
The government approved by the detailed application material of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) service center that will open in Budapest – the government's decision on the matter was publsihed...
Read moreMore and more is spend on food in Romania
Retail sales in Romania grew by 8.9 percent last year. The Bucharest Institute of National Statistics (INS) reports that the recent increase of food is due to the rising demand...
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Attractive Ukrainian food market
Ukraine can be Europe's food cemetery – at least something similar is expected – due to the deterioration in living standards and due to the continued depreciation of the national...
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KSH: tourism grew by 5.4 percent in 2015
Last year, the tourists spent 25 million 765 thousand guest nights in commercial accommodations, 5.4 percent more than in 2014. The number of guest nights spent by foreign tourists increased...
Read moreThe construction of the new convention center may start next year
The construction of the new convention center may start in 2017 – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told at the Tourism and Profit...
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Hotel Association: hotels closed an excellent year
Hotels in Hungary closed an excellent year last year. The 18 million hotel room nights is a 6 percent growth over the previous year; However the migrant situation is a...
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The funniest commercials of the Super Bowl breaks – Video of the day
Super Bowl 50 went down in San Francisco yesterday and the Denver Broncos emerged victorious — but more importantly, there was Beyoncé and a plethora of food commercials. Nabbing airtime...
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Detki potato crisps
Detki potato crisps are unique because they aren’t fried in oil but are oven-baked, because of which they contain 30 percent less fat than similar products in the market, so...
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Magazine: Ham, hammer, the hammest
It is difficult to compare the last few seasons in Easter meat product sales because this holiday has a different date every year. If Easter is when people just got...
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The mangalica is a driving brand of the Hungarian livestock
The mangalica is a good investment not only for the farmers, but for the state, it is the driving brand of the Hungarian animal production is and product group, which...
Read moreFalling tomato prices
According to the recent data, fruit and vegetable imports from third countries significantly increased in the European Union in the last year. The biggest jump occured in South Africa and...
Read moreThe pig sector is not in an easy situation in spite of the VAT reduction
The VAT reduction on pork from 27 to 5 percent resulted in increased in sales, but the industry is still struggling to compete with the cheap Western European imports because...
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The smallest shop of dm was opened
The dm has opened the smallest shop of its history in the Minipolisz in Budapest. On the occasion of the opening the dm awaited the families with toys, small gifts...
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The NAV is inspecting the meat companies
The National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is inspecting the meat companies after the pork VAT reduction – the agrarszektor.hu wrote. The most recent catch of the NAV was a...
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New plant manager in the Dunaharaszti plant of the Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország
From 1 February Pataki Zoltán the former deputy plant manager fills in the plant manager position in the Dunaharaszti plant of the Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft. Turányi Gábor former plant...
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All lip care products corresponded to the consumer test
According to the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH), all tested lip care products corresponded to the test, which studied the amount of UV filter of the products – the authority...
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A fruit picking crisis may occur in Australia
Australian fruit growers are worrying that they can not recruit enough workers to the harvest due to the introduced visa regulatory changes, so the crop may remain on trees in...
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Annual market expands to fifty billion forints
Snacks sell for HUF 50 billion a year, according to data from the last December-November period by the Nielsen Retail Index. In the following five categories stores realised 10 percent...
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