Events

FM: the campaign that was launched to increase rabbit meat consumption was successful

According to the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM), this year’s campaign aimed to increase rabbit meat consumption was successful. Ugron Ákos, on the harvest day...

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Thirty tons of food for those in need have been delivered through Budapest during the World Food Day

A truck convoy delivered thirty tons of food donations from nineteen companies to the needy families through the historic downtown of Budapest on Monday to draw attention to the World...

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Nearly a quarter of the EU’s population is under threat of impoverishment

23.4 percent of the European Union’s population, 117.5 million people were threatened last year by poverty or social exclusion, according to a report released on Monday by the EU’s Statistical...

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The agricultural chamber assists its members with rural economist and advisory networks

The agrarian chamber assists its members with a network of experts, farmers and consultants, Jakab István, president of the Hungarian Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Associations (Magosz) told M1 news channel....

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Fazekas: the quality of Hungarian wines continues to improve

Thanks to the Wine Excellence Program, the quality of Hungarian wines is constantly improving – the Minister of Agriculture said at a press conference in Budaörs. Fazekas Sándor at the...

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Making resilience a part of the new normal in agricultural livelihoods in the Philippines

Before 2011, the Mindanao region of the Philippines was seldom hit by strong typhoons. It was seen as a prime location for agricultural production and attracted several large international companies....

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Egg Association: egg production in Hungary should be increased

The egg production in Hungary needs to be increased to increase the level of self-sufficiency level in egg production from about 50 percent to 75 percent – the Vice President...

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Only 35 percent of the honey produced can be sold by Hungarian producers in the EU market

Because of fake Chinese honey, only 35 percent of honey produced by Hungarian producers can be sold on the EU market – Bross Péter, president of the National Hungarian Association...

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The NÉBIH checked fish fingers

Nébih performed quality and safety tests in case of a total of 30 quick-frozen, pre-cooked fish fingers. All products comply with the food safety aspects. The specialists of the office...

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Peanut production can grow multiple times thanks to a new technology

Within two years, peanut production in Hungary can be multiplied, due to the new technology of the National Agency for Agricultural Research and Innovation (NAIK) and the Hungarian Horticultural Reproductive...

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The 5th Chimney Cake Festival has started in the Gesztenyés Garden

The 5th Chimney Cake Festival awaits its guests with special flavored chimney cakes and concerts on Friday to the Gesztenyés Garden in Budapest. At the three-day program series, in addition...

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NGM: another 5.5 billion forints have been distributed from Ginop

Twenty-five micro, small and medium-sized enterprises received 5.5 billion forints support within the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Program (Ginop) to improve their competitiveness and productivity. Thanks to the support,...

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More than one third of the young people would work abroad

36 percent of young people aged 19-29 are planning to work abroad. However, there are significant differences between the sexes: half of the working men, while only 16 percent of...

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9 thousand companies were terminated in the third quarter of 2017

Only 9409 companies were ceased in the third quarter of 2017, which is the lowest since 2013. Compared to the domestic firm database of 530,000 companies, the quarterly volume of...

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Retail sales increased in the world’s largest economy

Retail sales in the United States have risen less than expected, but with the highest extent in the past year and a half in September, according to a statement released...

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Magazine: Coop Rally wins the Hungarian Product Grand Prize

Coop Rally – the programme that aims at putting Hungarian food production in the centre of attention – has been honoured with the Hungarian Product Grand Prize. The COOP retail chain...

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IFS Food Safety conference (on 27th October Friday)

Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....

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KSH: agricultural producer prices continued to rise in August

In August, agricultural producer prices prices rose by 3.2 percent, compared to the same period of last year, representing a 0.6 percent increase in the prices of plant products and...

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Fazekas: Hungarian wines can be appreciated due to the loss of grape production in three European countries

As in Hungary, the extreme weather also had an impact on grapes in Spain, Italy and France. As a result, 10 to 20 percent less grapes will be produced, which...

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Kiwi can be grown in the Mura area

In the area of Mura, the former vineyards and semi-detached real estates offer to produce kiwi as one of the recycling possibilities – the Minister of State of the Ministry...

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Hungarian food products were presented in Cologne

There was a great interest towards high-quality Hungarian food products at this year’s Anuga, the world’s leading food and catering trade fair in Cologne. According to the announcement, more than...

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Paprika day in Ópusztaszer

The traditional processing of paprika can be seen for those who visit the National Historical Memorial Park in Ópusztaszer on Saturday, Kodácz Csengele, marketing manager of the institution told MTI....

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The IMF has improved its global economic growth forecast for this year and next year

The IMF minimally upgraded the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) estimate for this year’s and next year’s growth in the Serial Update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) publication, which was...

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A record potato yield was harvested in Székelyföld

The biggest potato production after 1989 was harvested in Székelyföld. In Kovászna county 28 tonnes per hectare, while in Hargita County 26 tonnes per hectare was the average yield. Könczei...

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Six-star Gallicoop builds packaging plant

Szarvas-based turkey processing company Gallicoop Zrt. invests HUF 1.6 billion (from which 50-percent is state funding) in building a packaging centre. The company, which processes 40,000 tons of poultry meat...

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Magazine: Hungarian turkey meat, Hungarian values

Gallicoop is a company that creates values and in the last few decades the company proved that high quality Hungarian turkey meat can be sold all over the world –...

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Coface upgraded Hungary

Hungary has been upgraded by Coface. The credit insurer justified its decision because of the economic growth and the improvement of the business environment. According to Coface’s Thursday announcement, following...

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Eight billion forints for half a million liters of hand and facial creams per year

Nearly 7 billion HUF worth, ie nearly 200,000 liters of face cream was sold in the Hungarian stores; hand cream sales are close to 1.5 billion HUF and 300 000...

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The support of cattle breeders was increased by nearly 10 billion HUF

Regarding to the significant over-demand, the Prime Minister’s Office decided to increase the original 20 billion HUF budget to 29.6 billion HUF and the applications of 552 cattle breeders were...

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Nébih: the epidemic preparedness of poultry holders has improved but not yet enough effective

Although the poultry holders have improved their preparedness for disease control, the overwhelming majority of them continue to meet only the minimum conditions for replanting required by the authority –...

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