Events
Researchers are working on vaccines against swine fever
African swine fever (ASF) is predominantly devastating in Asia, where it causes serious economic damage and rising food prices. Researchers are working to develop a vaccine against swine fever that...
Read moreHalf a billion illegal cigarettes were sold in Hungary last year
Last year, the share of illegal cigarettes was 6.5 percent, with about 530 million cigarettes causing a budget tax loss of about 23 billion HUF. In Hungary, the share of...
Read moreMore than 500 million bees have died in Brazil
More than 500 million bees have died in Brazil over the past three months – the BBC website reported. In the federal state of Rio Grande do Sul alone, 400...
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The largest cow farms
One of the German agricultural portals has gathered the world’s largest farms – origo wrote. These farms breed hundreds of thousands of cows and have millions of hectares of land....
Read moreThe ifo German business sentiment index decreased to a seven-year low in August
The German business sentiment index of the Ifo Economic Research Institute fell more than expected, to a nearly seven-year low, in August as another sign of a deepening trade debate...
Read moreThe sentiment of the American consumers has deteriorated
Consumer sentiment in the United States in August was worse than expected, according to the regular monthly survey of the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data released on Friday,...
Read moreTrade war: China would negotiate to solve trade conflict
China is ready to find a solution to the problems through calm talks and cooperation, China’s Deputy Prime Minister Liu Ho said on Monday, following the escalation of the trade...
Read more130 scientific academies are seeking solutions for global food problems
The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), an organization representing the world’s scientific academies, is seeking to put agriculture on new foundations, reduce food waste, treat obesity, malnutrition and starvation and introduce climate...
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Analysts: employment can be regarded as full structurally
The number of employees has reached a historic peak – analysts commented the latest labor market data published by the Central Statistical Office on Wednesday. According to the report of...
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Germany’s Norma To Launch Private-Label Chocolate Assortment
German discounter Norma has announced plans to launch a new assortment of high-quality, private-label chocolates under the name Excelsior Magie du Chocolat (Excelsior Magic du Chocolat) in September of this...
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FrieslandCampina Installs First Small Windmill In Dutch Farm
FrieslandCampina has installed the first small windmill in a dairy farm in Zwolle in the Netherlands as part of a collaboration with E.A.Z. wind to generate sustainable energy. More than...
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Magazine: Lidl is expanding in emerging markets
Lidl’s presence is getting stronger in the emerging markets of CEE and SEE. The discounter chain plans to continue increasing its market share until 2023. //...
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After seven months of deterioration, business expectations improved in august
The GKI economic sentiment index rose in August compared to its low of almost two and a half years in July. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI (www.gki.hu)...
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AMC has launched a melon promotion campaign
The Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) has launched a melon promotion campaign to raise awareness of the longer melon season this year. Feldman Zsolt, Minister of State at the Ministry of...
Read moreBudapest Wine Festival will focus on the Eger wine region
The winemakers and wines of the Eger wine region, as well as the local gastronomy and culture, will be at the center of this year’s Budapest Wine Festival, which will...
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Typical blue grape varieties are harvested in Villány at the end of August
Some farmers may begin harvesting blue grapes in the Villány wine region in the last days of August, the secretary of the 2,500-hectare vineyard council told MTI. Nagy Gergely said...
Read moreNagy István: grants and programs help increase the competitiveness of beekeeping
The Hungarian beekeeping program, the honey promotion campaigns, and the Year of Pollinators announced this year are all intended to boost the competitiveness of the sector and increase the efficiency...
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National Lecso Festival in Balatonkenese
The National Lecso Festival will be held on Friday in the Széchenyi Park of Balatonkenese – the organizers of the event told MTI. For the first time this year, a...
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Consumer confidence in the euro area deteriorated in August
Consumers confidence in the euro area and in the European Union deteriorated in August, according to a survey by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN)....
Read moreGerman farmers closed another poor harvest season
The summer harvest season in Germany has again been poor and workers have been hard to find, according to a report by the National Association of Farmers (DBV) published on...
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The richest family businesses
For many people, family businesses are small, friendly shops. However, there are families that run mega-billion dollar companies. Bloomberg has compiled a list of the richest families in the world...
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Aviation fuel from household waste
Shell, British Airways and Velocys are building together a huge facility that will be able to recycle household, commercial and production waste by turning it into fuel for aircraft. It...
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Waitrose becomes first UK grocer to sell eggs from ‘teenage’ hens
Billed as a way of reducing waste for farmers, Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to start selling pullet eggs from so-called ‘teenage’ hens. Pullets, otherwise known as hens...
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Meatless scramble: Plant-based vegan eggs coming to Kroger
The plant-based trend is about more than burgers: Plant-based eggs are coming to Kroger. The major grocery chain is already stocking Just Egg, made with mung beans, in some of...
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Amazon launches a new program to donate unsold products from third-party sellers to charity
Amazon will make it easier and more affordable for its third-party sellers to donate their unwanted excess inventory and returns, rather than having the items sent back or destroyed. The...
Read moreKKM: a discussion took place in Budapest about the export of Hungarian pork to Thailand
Representatives of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KKM) were discussing licensing of Hungarian pork in Thailand and successful Hungarian measures against swine fever in...
Read moreCigarette prices in Hungary are moderate
In the Czech Republic, a pack of 20-fiber cigarettes costs an average of 3.88 euros (1270 forints), while in Hungary it costs 3.82 euros (1250 forints) – boon.hu wrote. The...
Read moreFoods in the heat
Why do foods get worse in the heat? What can we use to determine if they can still be consumed? How do we store food in the heat? Why shouldn’t...
Read moreThe development of the online grocery shopping market in Germany is below expectations
The market for fresh food on the Internet in Germany has failed to live up to the hopes of service providers – German news portals wrote on Wednesday that DHL’s...
Read moreNébih is helping the wood trade companies with a guide
The National Food Chain Safety Authority (NABIH) is providing an online guide to help wood traders to operate in compliance with Hungarian and EU legislation, the office’s head of department...
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