Events
Spring field work has begun
Due to the milder weather, this year’s spring field work began in the country in the first half of April – the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) told MTI. Soil temperatures...
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Nébih ordered traffic restrictions at two poultry farms in Bács-Kiskun County
In two neighboring poultry farms in Bács-Kiskun County, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) ordered immediate traffic restrictions and confinement due to deficiencies in the control of epidemics that...
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(HU) Mire érdemes figyelni alapanyag és étel rendelésekor a járvány idején
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(HU) A kereskedőknek most kell kezdeni előkészíteni a méltányossági kérelmeket
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Morrisons gives NHS staff 10% discount for 12 weeks
Morrisons has announced a 10 per cent discount on shopping for all NHS staff for 12 weeks to support the UK’s frontline health care workers through the Covid-19 pandemic. Morrisons...
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Co-op hopes to raise £30m for people hit by Covid-19 lockdown
The Co-op hopes to raise £30m to help those hardest hit by the coronavirus lockdown by allowing members to donate their unspent shopping reward points to a new support fund...
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Pasta maker Barilla funds cell therapy research for coronavirus
The Barilla family, which owns the pasta maker of the same name, has donated $500,000 to U.S. non-profit association “The Cure Alliance” to fund research on a COVID-19 therapy based...
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Permanent closure of 15,000 retail stores expected in the USA
Among the main topics of US news channels and television shows is the CPG sector, the food industry and the grocery retail. NBC Nightly News Broadcast also showcased the self-sacrifice...
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No change in the panic-index when it comes to the pandemic
According to the NMS Market Research National Pandemic Alarm, focusing on the changes within Central- and Eastern Europe, there is no change in terms of panic in Hungary, though we...
Read moreThere will be a band for the special retail tax
In Tuesday’s Hungarian Gazette, the government promulgated a decree on a special tax on retail chains. The special tax will be banded, you have to pay over 500 million HUF...
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The dairy sector has also been hit by the effects of the epidemic
The dairy sector was also hit by the coronavirus this week. These days, product councils and professional organizations in North America and the British Isles have called on farmers to...
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Another major decision to support agriculture
Until the end of June, employers, like other economic sectors, will be exempted from paying public charges on their employees in the sectors most affected by forced downtime due to...
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Nébih help local producers with advertising space
The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) would like to help connect local producers and their potential buyers with an advertising space Zsigó Róbert, Secretary...
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Pork from Mohács is constantly available in the shops
Despite the difficulties arising from the current epidemiological situation, the MCS Vágóhíd Zrt. will do its utmost to continue to serve its partners and domestic consumers with quality pork. In...
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Hungarian poultry has been banned in Mexico
Mexico has banned the import of day-old poultry and hatching eggs from Bács-Kiskun county after the laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) identified the bird flu virus...
Read moreThe breeding sow animal welfare support program can continue after 2021 with unchanged conditions
Hungary is one of the few countries that provides subsidies to encourage livestock farmers to ensure animal welfare conditions on their farms that go beyond the strict animal welfare conditions...
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The Hungarian Food Book has been expanded
The legislators supplemented the FVM Decree 1BB52/2009 (XI.12) with Annex 41 on smoked paprika. This was done by Decree 8/2020 of the Minister of Agriculture, promulgated on 25 March, which...
Read moreStores smaller than 400 square meters have opened in Austria
The first step towards normalcy has been taken. Austria’s measures to curb the coronavirus pandemic have been effective, so stores smaller than 400 square meters have been reopened – Austrian...
Read moreMass agricultural employment of redundant workers is an illusion
Seasonal agricultural work is not a realistic alternative for the majority of Hungarian employees laid off due to the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary or Western Europe – Trenkwalder’s analysis shows....
Read moreConsumer sentiment decreased in the United States
Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated to an unprecedented extent and even more than expected in April as a result of the new coronavirus pandemic – according to a...
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UN: global foodschains in danger due to the crisis
The human food chain is under continued threat from an alarming increase in the number of outbreaks of transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (including aquatic and forest pests...
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Auchan and Carrefour sign landmark Declaration with UNI to tackle Covid-19
UNI Global Union, Auchan Retail and Carrefour Group have signed a joint declaration on the implementation of good business practice in response to the health crisis caused by the Covid-19...
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Amazon building COVID-19 test lab for workers
Company wants to regularly test Amazon workers who increasingly feel panicked Amazon is building a lab to test its workers for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. It’s...
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Brasil’s e-commerce surges, but coronavirus costs curb gains
Carrefour Brasil has seen its e-commerce sales more than triple over the past month as Brazilians have stocked up on food and other supplies during coronavirus lockdowns, but the cost...
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Help for hospital staff
Aldi Süd has opened a mini-branch on the grounds of the Frankfurt University Clinic, which is intended to cater exclusively for employees of the hospital. The discounter offers a lot...
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It’s not enough to handle the pandemic
There is more to solving the aftermath of the situation....
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FMCG-prices changed comapred to 2019
According to a fresh report by Wood & Company, Easter shopping proved to be 4.6 percent more expensive this year than it was in 2019. Eva Sadovská, Wood & Company’s...
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The food supply of our country is secured
While hundreds of millions in the world are threatened by famine, food supply in Europe and Hungary is guaranteed – magyarnemzet.hu wrote. It is an opportunity for domestic producers that...
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