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KSH: retail turnover in June exceeded the same period of the previous year by 3.0 percent and the previous month by 0.5 percent
In June 2025, the volume of retail sales increased by 3.0% compared to the same period of the previous year, both according to raw data and data adjusted for calendar...
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Even behind the three percent growth lies uncertainty: stores can’t breathe a sigh of relief
Although Hungarian retail sales increased by 3 percent year-on-year in June, according to those in the sector, this is far from a real recovery. The National Federation of Trade (OKSZ)...
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NGM: retail turnover on an expanding path
According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, the volume of retail sales in June 2025 was 3% higher than in the same period of the previous year. According...
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Hungarian buyers are still more restrained
In June, retail sales volume increased by 3 percent year-on-year. The growth was 3.7 percent for food and 3.9 percent for non-food products, while fuel sales only increased by 2.5...
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ÉVOSZ has developed a green minimum proposal package
The Sustainability Section of ÉVOSZ has developed a package of proposals called “Green Minimum”, the aim of which is to make sustainability no longer an optional option, but a basic...
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Hungarian sweet corn remains at the forefront of Europe
The Hungarian sweet corn sector remains Europe’s leader in 2025, ahead of France. As one of the most important players in the EU’s sweet corn supply, our country has played...
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NGM: lower interest rates boosted businesses’ investment appetite
The lower interest rates introduced in the Széchenyi Card Program have dramatically boosted the investment appetite of Hungarian businesses: in the first seven months of the year, banks participating in...
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Hungarian industry faced another blow
Industrial production fell by 4.9 percent year-on-year in June, and the decline compared to the previous month was more than 1 percent, according to the preliminary estimate of the Central...
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Early detection is key to controlling grapevine golden yellow disease
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) draws the attention of grape growers to the importance of early detection of grapevine golden yellow disease. The pathogen can cause serious plant...
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Nébih: Early detection can curb golden yellow grape disease
Early detection can curb the golden yellow disease of grapes, so it is very important for growers to recognize and report the infection in time, the National Food Chain Safety...
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MBH Bank: Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly
Hungarian agricultural sector’s expectations for the end of the second quarter have improved slightly compared to the first three months of this year, but at the same time, the sector...
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Ecological water replenishment of forests is necessary for their survival
The assessment of needs has begun, and substantive steps are expected from September in the ecological water supply of forests – said the Deputy State Secretary for Forests of the...
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Apricot plantations need to be reorganized
The spring frost in 2025 caused serious damage to domestic apricot plantations. The market would have a great demand for the fruit, therefore, in the interest of crop security and...
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Novo Nordisk faces slowing growth, new challenges
More subdued investor expectations and market turbulence are overshadowing the growth of Novo Nordisk’s weight loss segment. In the first half of 2025, Novo Nordisk’s sales increased to 154.9 billion...
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Record heat in Japan: rice crop at risk
Japan has recorded its highest temperature ever recorded: 41.8 degrees Celsius (106.5 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in the city of Isesaki, near Tokyo, on August 5, 2025. More than 53,000...
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Syngenta: Hungarian sweet corn production in the top 10 in Europe
Hungarian sweet corn production maintained its leading position in Europe in 2025, overtaking France. Hungary remains one of the most important players in the market, although the sector faces numerous...
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Ireland: Too Good To Go Research Reveals Summer Spike In Food Waste
Too Good To Go has revealed new research which shows that Irish families are wasting more food than they think when celebrating the summer. New research conducted by One Poll...
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Italy’s Unicoop Firenze Rolls Out New Smart Bin
Regional Italian retailer Unicoop Firenze is rolling out a new smart bin, called Otto, in its Coop.fi stores to improve waste sorting and environmental sustainability. Developed by the Tuscan startup...
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Monthly turnover of agricultural inputs
In the fourth and sixth months of 2025, farmers received 9.7 percent less fertilizer than in the same period a year earlier. Within the product range, lime ammonium nitrate (MAS)...
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Ferrero Achieves 90% Ingredient Traceability
Ferrero Group has reported significant progress in its sustainability journey, driven by a commitment to positive impact across its value chain, according to its recently released 16th Sustainability Report. Key...
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Self-driving cars in the big city – Hungarian researchers are working on such algorithms
Many people think that the biggest challenge in developing self-driving cars is technology. In fact, the most complex problem is the city itself: where people and cars, bicycles and scooters,...
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Ecological water replenishment of forests is necessary for their survival
The assessment of needs has begun, and substantive steps are expected from September in the ecological water replenishment of forests – said András Mocz, Deputy State Secretary responsible for forests...
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Producer prices in the euro area and the European Union increased in June, both month-on-month and year-on-year
Producer prices in the eurozone and the European Union rose both month-on-month and year-on-year in June, according to data released by the European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, on Tuesday. In...
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K&H’s big survival experiment is coming again in August
K&H’s influencer campaign, which was a huge hit on social media last year and caught the attention of many young people, is back. This time, instead of one, four young...
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BKK targets gamers in its latest campaign
The Budapest Transport Center invites young gamers to play in its latest campaign. In August, student passes purchased with a Mastercard card in the BudapestGO app will not only allow...
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Turkey meat imports fell
According to European Commission data, the EU’s (EU27) poultry meat exports increased by almost 1 percent to 520 thousand tonnes between January and March 2025 compared to the same period...
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NAK: below-average plum harvest expected
A below-average plum harvest is expected in Hungary this year, but it will exceed the quantity of the worst vintages – the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on...
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Weaker plum harvest expected
A weaker-than-average plum harvest is expected in Hungary this year, but it will exceed the volume of the worst vintages, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on Tuesday....
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The seed sector is preparing for the sowing of winter cereals starting in September
The biggest field work of the autumn, the sowing of cereals, will begin within weeks. According to the information of the Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Council, the seed...
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Nébih inspected sprayer inspection stations
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) paid special attention this year to the inspection of stations that perform periodic technical inspections of sprayer equipment. The targeted on-site inspections were...
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