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The winemakers expect a good vintage
In the Villány wine region, the 2019 harvest was good in terms of quantity and quality – the secretary of the 2,500-hectare vineyard area told MTI. According to Nagy Gergely,...
Read moreSupport for vineyard development can be claimed in January
Support for the so-called restructuring development that can be spent on the modernization of vineyards, can be applied between 15 and 28 January – the Secretary General of the National...
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New complex soil management technology can help to combat drought
Drought is one of the biggest challenges of climate change is affecting agriculture. It can be tackled by the use of a new domestic complex soil management technology, using three...
Read moreAnother 26,000 pigs have to be slaughtered due to African swine fever in Romania
Another 26,000 pigs have to be slaughtered by the Romanian Animal Health and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) following the detection of African swine fever (ASP) virus in a pig farm...
Read moreGerman retail sales grew faster than expected
According to preliminary data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics (Destatis) on Monday, retail trade sales grew by 2.1 percent in real terms and by 2.1 percent on nominal...
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The euro area private sector remained close to stagnation in December
Eurozone’s private sector performance remained close to stagnation in December, as the recovery in the services sector could only partially offset the crisis in the manufacturing industry – according to...
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Veganuary comes to Germany
UK-based organisation Veganuary gets active in Germany and has prompted some retail heavyweights such as Globus, dm and discounters to start vegan promotions. The times when the retail trade focused...
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Amazon considers opening stores in Germany
Amazon.com is considering opening stores in Germany, its second biggest market after the United States. Amazon already operates stores in the United States and Britain, including the Whole Foods grocery...
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(HU) ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA: javult a gazdasági helyzet 2019-ben Magyarországon
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OKSZ: year-end sales in stores broke all records
All records so far have been broken by year-end store sales, with total retail sales exceeding 1,200 billion HUF, of which more than 100 billion HUF has been spent on...
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Hundreds of tons of goods were withdrawn by Nébih in 2019
Hundreds of tons of unknown and dangerous goods were withdrawn from the market in 2019 by the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) – portfolio wrote after Magyar Nemzet. The...
Read moreAgricultural economist: Hungarian agriculture is on a long-term development path
Hungarian agriculture is on a long-term growth path. Last year, output increased by more than 3 percent. compared to the previous year – Fórián Zoltán, agricultural economist told M1 news...
Read moreHungarian Wine Grand Prix 2019 – The wines of Szigliget and Villány were recognized
In the category of white wines, the 2015 Szigligeti Kabócás Riesling of the Szászi Birtok, among the red wines the Grande Selection 2015 of the Tiffán’s Winery won the Hungarian...
Read moreRegistration has begun for the Craft Beer Festival in Gyula
Registration has begun for the Central European Beer Awards 2020, which will take place at the Gyula Craft Beer Festival in early summer. The organizers are looking for the best...
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MLBKT: increased PMI in December
The Seasonally Adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) for December was 53.9, showing a generally more favorable trend compared to the previous month. In 2018, the trend was positive, which continued...
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Nebih warns of a closed disease control
Bird flu continues to occur sporadically in Europe, so poultry keepers have to keep their plants closed due to disease control – the statement from the National Food Chain Safety...
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Waitrose & Partners To Expand Its Vegan Range
Upmarket retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to add more than 30 new vegan items to its private-label and branded product ranges. The new range, available in a new...
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Continente Opens First Supermarket With Plastic-Free Area
Sonae MC has opened its first supermarket in Portugal to adopt a single-use plastic free policy in its fruit and vegetable section. The policy has been rolled out in the...
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Waitrose Marks 10 Years Of Sustainable Tuna In Own-Brand Products
Waitrose & Partners has announced that it is 10 years since the retailer pledged to offer sustainably caught tuna for its private-label products. Waitrose also claimed that it is the...
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Venchi Introduces Smart Packaging For Chocolates
Italian gourmet chocolate manufacturer Venchi has secured €3.2 million in financing for its intelligent packaging project, media reports suggest. The financing, obtained from the Piedmont Region and Ministry of Economic...
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Tesco To Sell ‘Ugly’ Potatoes To Help Flood-Hit Farmers
UK retailer Tesco has announced that it has introduced potatoes sourced from the flood-hit farmers in the eastern region in collaboration with supplier Branston. The floods have resulted in lower...
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(HU) Díjmentes belépő a Sirha Budapest kiállításra
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MA-HAL: 30 to 35 percent of annual fish consumption occurs at the end of the year
30-35 percent of annual fish consumption falls to the end of the year, a spokesman for the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Trade Organization (MA-HAL) told M1 news channel. Lévai Ferenc...
Read moreThe European Parliament would tighten up the protection of bees
On Wednesday, the European Parliament called for stricter regulation on the protection of bees and other pollinators by the European Commission. The resolution adopted in Strasbourg calls for more targeted...
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The Health Fairy Monsters arrived to the kids
The first story of the Health Fairy Tales series has been published, with tens of thousands of copies were distributed to 50 kindergartens and schools before the holidays with the...
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Countdown has begun: the final of S.Pellegrino Young Chef comes in 2020
S.Pellegrino announces finalists for S.Pellegrino Young Chef International Culinary Talent Research. Launched in 2015, the competition aims to support the future of gastronomy by helping culinary talent. This year, the...
Read moreAbout 700,000 tourists visit Prague in December
About 700,000 tourists booked accomodiations in Prague in December. That’s 4.5 percent more than in December 2018 – the Prague City Tourism (PCT) company announced on Thursday. According to the...
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Hungaricool winners: Top culinary products on the shelves of Interspar stores
In the following we present the 10 winners from the 269 entries in the Hungaricool product innovation competition organised by SPAR with professional support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre. Heart...
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Fisheries organization: plentiful supply of fish, price changes are not expected
The festive fish supply is plentiful as the weather is favorable for farming and consumer prices are unchanged, compared to last year – the spokesman of the Hungarian Aquaculture and...
Read moreNegotiations on the new Common Agricultural Policy will continue in Brussels next year
At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on Monday, EU agriculture ministers agreed that further negotiations on the details of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) were needed and that an...
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