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The Hungarian National Gallery and LG photo competition has closed.
The photo contest jointly announced by LG Hungary and the Hungarian National Gallery has ended with nearly 700 entries. The first-place entry was inspired by the painting titled Woman Carrying...
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Imre Hubai: Sufficient Quantity and Good Quality of Grain Harvested in Hungary
This year’s harvest has yielded a satisfactory quantity and quality of grain in Hungary – announced Imre Hubai, State Secretary for Agriculture at the Ministry of Agriculture, during a press...
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At the forefront of the domestic food industry for more than half a century
The future of the food industry is shaped by young professionals who respect traditions and boldly embrace the opportunities offered by new technologies – said András Tállai, Parliamentary State Secretary...
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Google and German Retail Association Launch AI Training Initiative
Google and the German Retail Association (HDE) have announced a new joint initiative to improve AI skills in the retail sector. The programme aims to provide orientation in the complex...
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Hungarian-Dutch export market grew significantly
PublicationsStatistics Hungary’s agricultural foreign trade was also concentrated and strongly Europe-centric in the quarter under review: 95.1 percent of export turnover was with European countries, Asia’s share was 3.2, America’s...
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Juicy Start: Hungary’s 2025 Melon Season Has Officially Kicked Off
Despite a cool spring that delayed the start of the Hungarian melon season by a few weeks, local growers are once again offering sweet, top-quality watermelons and cantaloupes. This was...
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Carlos Alcaraz Joins Danone as Global Ambassador
Convinced that combining a good diet and sports habits from an early age is key to lifelong health, Danone is partnering with global like-minded ambassador to inspire generations to come:...
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Greek Supermarkets Beat European Rivals On Price
Greek supermarkets offer a more affordable average household basket, compared to those in seven other European countries. The cost of the basket in Greece is significantly lower, compared to Germany...
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Agrometeorology: showers, thunderstorms may arrive in several waves
Showers, thunderstorms may arrive in several waves, and the extreme heat will also ease at the beginning of next week – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on Thursday....
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Drought, technological competition and collaboration: the domestic melon season has begun
The 2025 Hungarian melon season starts amidst serious challenges: the lack of rainfall, the growing production areas and the increasingly fierce market competition determine this year’s prospects – this was...
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Tourism economy deteriorating, but better than the national economic average
In June 2025, 70% of tourism companies reported an increase in their service prices in the last 3 months (the same proportion in May) compared to the same period of...
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Price increases, export declines, new consumer habits – this is how the poultry and egg market developed in the first half of 2025
Látványos változások jellemezték 2025 első félévét a hazai baromfi- és tojáspiacon. Az Agrárközgazdasági Intézet (AKI) friss jelentése szerint nemcsak a bolti árak emelkedtek jelentősen, hanem a teljes termékpályán drágultak az...
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Ministry of Agriculture: the goal of state forest managers, also awarded by WWF, is to preserve, increase and renew forests
“Hungarian forests are safe, there is no deforestation in Hungary!” – emphasized Péter Zambó, State Secretary for Forests and Land Affairs, in a video message uploaded to the social media...
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Hungarian melons can regain their lost export markets, according to producer associations
Hungarian melons can regain their export markets, a third of this year’s crop, estimated at 175 thousand tons, may find buyers abroad – the National Chamber of Agriculture, the Hungarian...
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Jam, the real thing with homemade pálinka – the Gönc apricot season begins
Apricots can be a sweet accompaniment to summer in many ways, but for those who want to make a truly special jam, it’s time for Gönc apricots. The Gönc region...
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István Nagy: the Hungarian government is not standing idly by in the drought situation
The Hungarian government is not standing idly by in the drought situation resulting from the unprecedented heat, the Minister of Agriculture stated on Wednesday in Mórahalom. István Nagy reminded us...
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OMME: Contact a specialist if you spot a swarm of bees
In the spring and summer, bee swarm sightings increase, and more and more reports are received by the National Hungarian Beekeeping Association (OMME). This is a completely natural phenomenon, but...
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Grain of adequate quantity and quality produced
Grain of adequate quantity and quality was produced this year; the government will continue to provide irrigation water to farmers, said the State Secretary for Agriculture of the Ministry of...
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Vegans Shop More Often Than Meat Eaters, Study Finds
Vegans and vegetarians visit grocery stores significantly more often than meat eaters, according to a new study by KPMG and the EHI Retail Institute. Vegans top the list with 3.4...
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Nestlé cuts jobs at Czech factory amid falling demand for plant-based meat
Nestlé is to cut 80 jobs from its Krupka plant in the Czech Republic after falling sales for plant-based meat substitutes. Nestlé has revealed it will lay off 80 workers...
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Cherry professional day in Érd – challenges and future-oriented solutions
The Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences (MATE) and the National Chamber of Agriculture and Economics jointly organized the professional day on cherry cultivation at the Elvira Majori site...
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Sainsbury’s To Launch Unified Retail Media Platform, Nectar360 Pollen
UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced plans to launch Nectar360 Pollen, a new unified retail media platform. Scheduled to launch in late 2025, the platform will support Nectar360’s mission to create...
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AM: 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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What makes us add the product to the cart – research
The latest joint research by PwC and Publicis Groupe Hungary is considered a frontrunner in Hungary, as it was the first to measure the impact of online retail media tools...
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Energy drinks are now legal: what every shopkeeper should know
New regulations on the sale of energy drinks came into effect on June 11: it is now prohibited to sell energy drinks to those under the age of 18. The...
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The prices of household and hygiene products can also be tracked in the Price Watch
The online Price Monitoring System operated by the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), which is exactly two years old today, has been expanded with 42 new product categories. This means that...
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From July, you can donate to help families at MOHU REpont machines
From July, donations can be made to a new purpose, helping families in difficult situations and developing children, at REpont vending machines. The donation is divided between three aid organizations;...
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This year’s melon season has started, juicy Hungarian cantaloupe and honeydew melon are now available
Although the cool spring delayed the start of the domestic melon season by a few weeks, there will be no shortage of high-quality, tasty Hungarian melons and cantaloupes on the...
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Lantmännen invests in plant-based milk company Sproud
Swedish agri-food company Lantmännen has acquired a 10% stake in plant-based milk company Sproud. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin 2025/6-7. Founded in 2018, Sproud’s plant-based milk...
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Voluntary price restrictions on medicines come into effect today
.The government always acts against unjustified price increases in the interest of the population, especially families and pensioners, and therefore welcomes the fact that, after banks, telecommunications companies and insurance...
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