Events
The asparagus season started later than usual
Asparagus picking started later than usual this year, at the end of April, and is expected to last until mid-June, with the average producer price of domestic asparagus being 12...
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Deadlines for completion have been published by the Digital Agricultural Academy
The Digital Academy of Agriculture (Digitális Agrárakadémia) has announced the deadline for applicants for the Digital Demonstration Economy Award and the Database of Digital Service Providers, the Hungarian University of...
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The National Pálinka and Törköly Pálinka Competition has opened
Pálinka is not only a high-quality drink, but also a real symbol, hungaricum, which simultaneously carries the love of the Hungarian farmer for the land, the flavor and quality of...
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Ifo’s German business sentiment index improved in May
Instead of the expected deterioration, the Ifo Economic Research Institute’s business sentiment index in Germany improved for the second month in a row in May, after falling sharply in March...
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Hamarosan nyit a SignExpo reklámdekorációs szakvásár
In less than a week, the Hungarian exhibition of advertising decoration and printing industry, SignExpo and PPDexpo, will open its doors in the BOK Hall in Budapest....
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Groupe Casino and Ocado extend partnership
Groupe Casino and Ocado Group plan to develop several e-commerce logistics centres for retailers all over France. Ocado will also introduce its in-store fulfilment solution across the French company’s Monoprix...
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A mobile operator-independent 5G test project is launched in the city center and in the agricultural economy
The purpose of the tests is to examine how to economically build and operate a 5G network in a variety of environments, such as a densely populated downtown area or...
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Magazine: Chocolate tablet brands are thinking big
Chocolate tablets benefitted from the first year of the pandemic: many shoppers put them in their baskets, instead of impulse chocolate bars or pralines purchased for some kind of occasion....
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(HU) Az áprilisi hatalmas javulás után májusban az üzleti és a fogyasztói várakozások is jelentősen romlottak
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New study unveils how the CAP is contributing to animal welfare and antimicrobial use reduction
The European Commission published a study examining how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2014-20 contributed to improving animal welfare and reducing antimicrobial use. The study provides a snapshot of the...
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K&H: The income situation of the population improved in the first quarter
The income situation of the Hungarian population improved in the first quarter. The income of an average household amounted to 414,000 HUF, which corresponds to a record level in the...
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Watermelon will become very expensive
Instead of last year’s 3,500 hectares, growers have planted watermelons on only about 2,800-3,000 hectares this year. Due to the jump in production, transport and labor costs, we cannot expect...
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Internet services market is changing
The market for online services has changed, customers are making more cautious decisions, more and more people are buying at the last minute, and the range of services they are...
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The election of the Chamber of Agriculture ended with a participation peak
The election of the Chamber of Agriculture ended with a participation peak. Almost 79,000 people voted, according to unofficial figures, the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) told MTI on Friday....
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The NAK Field Days and Agricultural Machinery Show will be held in Mezőfalva again
The National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), with the participation of the National Association of Agricultural Equipment and Machinery Distributors (MEGFOSZ), will once again organize the country’s largest field exhibition, the...
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Ministry of Agriculture: the conservation of biodiversity has a paramount importance
The Ministry of Agriculture considers the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of our rich natural values, wildlife and natural habitats to be of paramount importance, the ministry told MTI...
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The number of British billionaires has set a record
The number and wealth of billionaires living in Britain rose to another record, although the wealth situation of some major Russian investors has been severely challenged by sanctions imposed on...
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Flammable cigarettes were recalled in Canada
Non-compliant standard-length Viceroy Full cigarettes manufactured between September 2021 and March 2022 that were recalled by the Canadian Health Service, 444.hu wrote. The regulations stipulate that cigarettes manufactured or imported...
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Merger by Sweden’s Mathem and Mat.se
Swedish online grocer Mathem is waiting for an approval from the Swedish Competition Authority, after it has completed its merger with Mat.se. This deal makes Axfood the second largest owner...
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Morrisons teams up with coffee pod recycler Podback
UK retailer Morrisons has announced a partnership with recycling scheme Podback, which was started by Nestlé and Jacobs Douwe Egberts UK. Customers can recycle coffee pods with the help of...
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Speed Dating to find the real thing
Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. has held its usual year-starting marketing forum in a special format: they invited trademark users to a Speed Dating event to a multiplex cinema in Budapest....
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(HU) Két év után ismét élőben rendezik meg Budapesten Közép-Európa legnagyobb techfesztiválját
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Magazine: Pepper is small…but its price is getting bigger
Nowadays it isn’t Covid-19, but the consequences of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine that make spice companies nervous. Ágnes Szűts, marketing manager of Kotányi Hungária Kft.: “Further sales...
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Matolcsy: two-year competitiveness program needs to be launched
The central bank is proposing a two-year competitiveness program to the new government to restore the “dramatically upset” balance. The 12 pillars and 144 proposals of the Sustainable Balance and...
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Hungarian wines were presented at international wine events
Hungarian wines were introduced in Germany and the Czech Republic by the Agricultural Marketing Center. At the ProWein Düsseldorf wine event, 36 Hungarian wineries exhibited 264 types of wine, the...
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The EP has approved the introduction of a global minimum corporate tax rate
MEPs have approved a Commission proposal to make an international agreement on a global corporate tax rate of at least 15% mandatory, the EU parliament said on Thursday. At the...
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British inflation on a forty years peak
Annual British inflation has accelerated in April for a four decades peak. According to a report by the British Bureau of Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday, the twelve-month consumer price index...
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Carrefour enters the Israeli market in cooperation with Electra Consumer Products
As part of its international expansion, French retailer Carrefour has entered into a franchise agreement with Israel’s Electra Consumer Products and its subsidiary Yenot Bitan. Carrefour will open stores under...
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Rohlik Group trials automated warehouse systems
Rohlik Group – the parent company of Kifli.hu – has launched a pilot project with BRIGHTPICK, for increasing the efficiency of warehouse operations with the help of automation and robotics....
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Cats dominate
Last year value sales were up 10% in the pet food market. Anna Tuyaerts, Nestlé’s Purina brand manager: “Upgrading to higher quality products was driving sales, together with the spreading...
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