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Auchan Romania Rolls Out Bulk Collection For Deposit Return System
Auchan Romania has introduced a new bulk collection system at its Militari hypermarket in Bucharest, as it seeks to enhance its commitment to the national deposit return system (SGR). The...
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Danone buys Belgian biotics firm The Akkermansia Company
In a statement, the owner of yogurt brand Activia said “expanding deeper into gut health is a key facet” of its corporate growth plans. Danone has acquired The Akkermansia Company,...
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Schwarz Group acquires Romanian big box operator La Cocoș
In a market shaped by hypermarket contraction and discount dominance, Schwarz Group’s majority acquisition of Romania’s La Cocoș signals a contrarian bet. While legacy players across Central Europe restructure oversized...
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Sunflower seeds become more expensive
In its June projection, Oil World expects a global sunflower seed harvest of 60.6 million tons in the 2025/2026 marketing year, 11 percent higher than in 2024/2025. Global consumption could...
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Farmers are being helped against drought with free water fees, water retention and irrigation modernization
While the government supports farmers by assuming the water service fee and developing irrigation, Brussels and the Tisza Party would make farmers pay for the cost of fighting the drought,...
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GKI analysis: Why do Hungarian households live more poorly than anyone else in the EU?
Imagine that the residents of every EU country shop in a large supermarket! Everyone tries to put the same amount in their basket, but not everyone ends up buying the...
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KSH: industrial producer prices decreased by 0.7 percent in May 2025 compared to the previous month, and increased by an average of 6.9 percent compared to a year earlier
In May 2025, industrial producer prices were 6.9 percent higher on average than a year earlier. Domestic sales prices were 3.9 percent higher and export sales prices were 8.3 percent...
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Consumption drives the economy
According to the latest forecast by the Balance Institute, the Hungarian economy is expected to grow by less than 1 percent this year – GDP could grow by only 0.8...
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This is how the Hungarian soft drink market developed in 2024
The domestic soft drink market saw spectacular turnarounds in 2024: while Coca-Cola and HELL Energy recorded spectacular sales growth and significant profit growth, Pepsi was stuck in the negative territory,...
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Feminine hygiene is still considered a luxury in Hungary
While several EU member states have already reduced VAT on feminine hygiene products to zero, Hungary still charges the highest rate of 27% on essential items such as tampons and...
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Climate change is not sparing grapes either, but its effects can be mitigated, according to Syngenta
Despite the decrease in the area under cultivation, grape growing on approximately 58 thousand hectares continues to play a decisive role in Hungarian agriculture. According to Syngenta, the weather this...
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One of the goals of MOHU is to further increase the return rate of beverage bottles
Former President János Áder also spoke with Zsolt Pethő, CEO of MOHU MOL Waste Management Zrt., about the first year of the new return system for beverage bottles in the...
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Pistachios to be grown in Hungary?
More and more signs indicate that pistachio cultivation is no longer just for Mediterranean countries and regions. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/6-7. Although cultivation is...
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According to the Seed Association, the proportion of metal-sealed eared seeds should be increased for the sake of varietal purity and crop safety
Due to the difficulties in growing corn, winter wheat, grown on about 1 million hectares, has become the number one arable crop in Hungary. According to the position of the...
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Hungarian melons are gaining momentum again: the growing area has increased, exports are strengthening
Although the first melons of this summer have already appeared on store shelves – even at prices of 800–1200 forints per kilo – domestic producers are now preparing for the...
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Dr. Tamás Kozák: the diagnosis and the proposed treatment are not in harmony with the margin stop
The National Trade Federation (OKSZ) said it regrets that the government extended the official price system without professional consultation, as this swept under the rug the tensions lurking in the...
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China reopens its market to Japanese seafood
China is reopening its market to Japanese seafood, which was banned for nearly two years due to contamination by radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant damaged by the...
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The price of several basic foods has increased, and the price of potatoes has skyrocketed in discount stores
Privátbankár measured minimal price increases in domestic discount chains at the end of June: food inflation can be kept under control for now, but prices have started to move again....
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Climate change is one of the biggest risks to food security
Our country is reducing the challenges caused by droughts and unpredictable weather with a water management strategy and by supporting precision irrigation technologies, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at...
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K&H Analyst Commentary: The forint is on the rise
The forint, the Polish zloty and the Czech koruna are among the best performers in the emerging market league this year. However, there are risks for the coming weeks. Although...
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István Nagy: Hungarian melon season starts with good quality melons
Compared to last year, the volume of melon imports has decreased by 51 percent, which means that melon growers can meet domestic demand and can also export – the Minister...
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German retail sales growth slowed more than expected in May
Retail sales in Germany slowed more than analysts had expected in May, year-on-year, and fell for the second consecutive month on a monthly basis, the German statistics office Destatis reported...
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The government provides irrigation water to farmers for free
The government provides irrigation water to farmers for free by taking over the payment of water fees from farmers in the amount of about 10 billion forints – said István...
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Climate change is one of the biggest risks to food security
Our country is reducing the challenges caused by droughts and unpredictable weather with a water management strategy and support for precision irrigation technologies, said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, at...
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K&H: collaboration with the capital in the name of climate neutrality
Budapest Metropolitan Municipality and K&H Bank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote sustainable development, ecological sustainability and economic stability in the capital. The agreement focuses on climate...
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The importance of wood industry by-products in biomass use has increased significantly
Based on the data received, in 2024, the total domestic biomass use for energy purposes was 6.4 million tons (+79.4 percent increase compared to 2023), of which 2,092 thousand tons...
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Inflation in Italy accelerated to 1.7 percent in June
In Italy, consumer prices rose by 1.7 percent year-on-year in June, in line with analysts’ expectations, according to preliminary data published by the Italian statistics agency Istat on Monday. A...
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Ministry of Agriculture: We must bring producers and consumers closer together
By strengthening the short supply chain, we must bring producers and consumers closer together so that small food producers can be more competitive – said Imre Hubai, the State Secretary...
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Spanish Eroski stays on course thanks to AI and private labels
Despite higher costs, supermarket group Eroski ended the quarter with higher profits. The market leader in the Basque Country and Galicia attributes this to promotions, private labels and data analysis....
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L’Oréal partners with NVIDIA to scale AI across beauty business
L’Oréal Groupe has partnered with NVIDIA to accelerate the use of AI across its beauty business. The collaboration will integrate NVIDIA’s AI Enterprise platform into L’Oréal’s operations to speed up...
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