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Romania’s retail trade performs well
The volume of retail sales grew by 6.5 percent in the first four months of the year, compared to a year before – according to the Romanian National Statistical Institute....
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Magazine: We care more about oral hygiene
Data provided by Johnson&Johnson reveals that from the oral care category’s three segments toothpaste is the biggest, but mouthwash is growing and getting close to toothbrush. (Source: Nielsen, FMCG Overview, Market...
Read moreThe profit of wineries has decreased
Four years ago, companies dealing with the production of grape wine had billions of HUF losses, but last year, the sector gained minimal profits – Világgazdaság Online wrote. Last year,...
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Fruit classifier capacity to be expanded in Kisvejke
The fruit classifying capacity to be increased twofold with a 180 million HUF investment in Kisvejke, Tolna County, where the country’s largest apricot plants can be found. The local government...
Read moreSmall farms dominate EU agriculture
In the EU Member States in 2016, 10.3 million farms were operating on 171 million hectares, two thirds of them had less than 5 hectares are and only 11 percent...
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An application was announced for the development of Pest county’s local markets
The Ministry of Finance (PM) announced an application for the support of the development of Pest county markets for municipalities in the value of two billion forints – the Minister...
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Changes to the regulations on food and drink vending machines have been published
The changes to the regulations on the operation of food and drink vending machines and the support for the purchase of automatic supervision units were published in the Hungarian Gazette...
Read moreThe growth of Czech retail sales accelerated
In April, annual growth rate of retail sales grew by 5.6 percent in the Czech Republic from the 3.9 percent of March – the Czech Statistics Office announced on Tuesday...
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Magazine: The salami end isn’t here yet
In the second half of 2017 the regulations in the Hungarian Food Book became stricter and this affected the cured meat market too: many products don’t qualify as salami and...
Read moreHarvest began weeks earlier this year
The harvest of arable crops this year has started more than a few weeks earlier because of the extremely hot weather – the Minister of State of the Ministry of...
Read moreRetail has been growing steadily for 58 months
Retail sales have been growing steadily for 58 months – Pomázi Gyula, the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told M1 news channel on...
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KSH: employment continued to increase
In the March-May period, the average number of employees was 4 million 457 thousand, 64 thousand more than a year before. The employment rate of the 15-64 year olds grew...
Read moreGVI: business confidence set a record
The level of business confidence in Hungary has slightly improved in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, according to a survey conducted by the Hungarian Institute of Economics...
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Brexit will affect the Hungarian pet food production
Britain is the 10th most important export partner for Hungary, especially for pet food manufacturers. Fodder, pet treats and other products made for pets are almost one-fifth of our agricultural...
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Domestic watermelons will be on the market by the end of June
The spring warmth resulted in the beginning of each product’s ripening two weeks earlier, so the domestic watermelons will be on the market by the end of June. The expected...
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Nielsen: hungarians drank 40 thousand hectoliters of cider over a year
Hungarians drank nearly 40 thousand hectoliters of cider between May 2017 and May 2018: 15 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. During the period under...
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The terms of the TÉSZ subsidies will change
The FM regulation on complementary national support for fruit and vegetable producer organizations has recently been amended, which also affects the level of subsidies and conditions of use – agrarszektor.hu...
Read moreNiT Hungary: Hungarian carriers can exclude from the EU markets
According to NiT Hungary, Hungarian carriers may be forced out of the EU markets if the posting directive on the mobility package presented by the European Parliament (EP) to be...
Read moreThe Swedes have been brewing beer since the Iron Age
The Swedes have been brewing beer since the Iron Age, as evidenced by the carbonized remains of those germinated seeds that Swedish archaeologists have discovered – origo.hu wrote. Seedlings excavated...
Read moreReal estates for pigs are uder construction in China
A complete block of flats has been built in China to fatten pigs there – agrarszektor.hu wrote. In the blocks of buildings it is planned to grow up to 800,000...
Read moreThe German economic mood is on nadir
The German economic confidence index of the ZEW Economic Research Institute stagnated in May at a five and a half year low. The Mannheim-based ZEW Institute of Economics announced on...
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Magazine: Home preservation of fruits and vegetables
The market of home preserving supplies is influenced by the weather: if conditions are normal and the fruit harvest is good, sales increase. According to Eszter Varga, trade marketing and category...
Read moreThe price of pigs is decreasing in Europe
Domestic purchase prices follow the European trend, but are at a higher level than the EU average or even the German price – agrarszektor.hu wrote. It is no wonder that...
Read moreGrain is the main commodity of Hungarian agroexport
Wheat and corn are Hungary’s two main commodities within the agricultural export. In the first three months of 2018, 1.2 million tonnes of the two crops were exported. After last...
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Nagy István: the Ministry of Agriculture prepares a multi-year contractual arrangement for the next fruit season
Based on this year’s experience, to facilitate the survival among more difficult market times, the Ministry of Agriculture will develop a multi-annual contractual arrangement for the following year’s fruit season....
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Nébih takes the fight against food misuses
The National Food Chain Security Office (Nébih) will create a central laboratory base with a nearly eight billion forints investment in the following years – agrarszektor.hu wrote. In addition, several...
Read moreVarga: it is a priority is to strengthen competitiveness
The government continues to emphasize its task of effectively helping to strengthen the competitiveness of Hungarian businesses – the Minister of Finance said at a press conference held after the...
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The NAV helps you to comply with the rules from 1 July with a billing software
The National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) helps to comply with the rules from 1 July with a free billing software – NAV informed MTI on Tuesday. The National Tax...
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Carbon dioxide shortage plagues the British economy
There is a growing carbon shortage in Great Britain. Some producers of soft drinks, beer and meat processing companies have already reduced their production. Market participants are urging government intervention...
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