Events

The Agricultural Marketing Centre and the Hungarian Precision Industry Management Association have signed a cooperation agreement

Daróczi László, Managing Director of the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) and Milics Gábor, Chairman of the Hungarian Precision Economy Management Association (PMGE), signed a cooperation agreement on the opening day...

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Agricultural Ministers’ meeting in Budapest

The Ministers of Agriculture of the Visegrád countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia) and Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia will meet in Budapest on Thursday – Fazekas Sándor Minister...

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Record braking performances in the euro area

The most dynamic performance increase of the past 12 years occured in the euro area’s economy in January, according to the preliminary survey of the IHS Markit Economics Institute, published...

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Eurostat: the Union’s tourism continued to grow in 2017

The number of guest nights spent in hotels in European Union member states continued to grow in 2017, exceeding 3.2 billion, which is an increase of 5.1 percent compared to...

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Magazine: Nectar consumption grew the fastest

In 2016 the per capita consumption of 100-percent fruit juices was 4 litres/year, nectar consumption was at 1.2 litres and annual fruit drink consumption was 20 litres per person –...

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The dairy sector calls for VAT reduction and increased controls

By the end of last year, the domestic dairy market has stabilized. The buying-in price of raw milk per kilogram exceeded 100 HUF, and developments have started at several processors....

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The spread of smartphone use and the dishwasher tablet are at the forefront in Hungary

But who would have thought that the sewing machine was ranked second in Hungary and the third is a board game the settlers of Catan? – Mall Group’s regional purchasing...

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There is still a reserve in Hungarian sunflower

Although the volume of sunflower decreased by 2 million tonnes to 45 million tonnes globally last year, there is still a strong demand for the plants. Hungarian farmers also performed...

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The IMF has improved its global economic growth forecast for 2018 and 2019

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded its global economic growth forecast for this and the next year in its update of the World Economic Outlook (WEO), which was published on...

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Hungarian fruit types are planted by MKSZN in Ukraine

As early as autumn this year, the export of Hungarian fruit types – saplings, cultivation technology and expertise – will start to Ukraine, according to a bilateral agreement signed by...

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Four thousand of 160 companies already have a Hungarian Product trademark

The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) continues to cooperate with the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft., whose trademarks can be found on about four thousand products of almost 160 companies already. According...

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Traditional foods have to be produced with the most modern technology

Hungary insists on traditional foods, but these foods have to be produced with the latest technologies – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture said on Saturday in Berlin at the Global...

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A safe dietary supplement program starts

The safe dietary supplement program will be launched in the pharmacies from February, so in the pharmacies with the trademark of the safe dietary supplement program the consumers can buy...

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Excellent grape harvest was predicted in Ópusztaszer

Excellent grape harvest and cheerful vintage were predicted by the farmers in the surrounding vineyards and wine communities on the St. Vincent’s Day event in the Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial...

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Maize and Wheat Conference event series with great success

The 2nd Maize and Wheat Conference event series ended with a great success with total of 450 participants. The event held at the Agricultural Faculty of the University of Debrecen...

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Nébih: African swine fever has appeared near the Ukrainian-Hungarian border again

African swine fever virus has been reported by the Ukrainian veterinary authority. The virus was found in a wild boar, shot in the Beregszász district. The animal was shot 8...

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Compared to its year end peak, GKI’s economic sentiment index improved slightly in January

Compared to its historical peak at the end of 2017, GKI’s economic sentiment index advanced in January within the statistical margin of error. According to the empirical survey conducted by...

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The results of the 2017 Winter Seasonal Food Chain Check has improved

Regarding the main irregularities, the 2017 seasonal food chain monitoring results improved compared to the previous years. Last year 1.9 percent of the products tested had to be withdrawn from...

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FM: 2017 was a record year in the Hungarian-German agricultural trade

The Hungarian-German agricultural trade is expected to rise again in 2017 after 2016 – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) announced on Friday, on the occasion of the beginning of the...

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Berlin to be conquered again by the Hungarian flavors

Hungary is present at the 83rd International Green Week (IGW) in Berlin with excellent Hungarian foods, other products, Hungarian flavors, a bistro called “Best of the Hungarian Land”, colorful stage...

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New European countries have committed themselves to cultivating GMO-free soybeans

The European Soy Declaration was signed by the Agriculture Ministers of four new countries (Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova and Montenegro) on Friday. The European Soy Declaration was launched with a Hungarian-German-Austrian...

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Hungarian lager beer was awarded for the first time at the World Beer Idol Czech Beer Competition

Hungary’s Szent András Brewery has returned home with prizes from one of Europe’s most prestigious professional beer competition, the World Beer Idol in the Czech Republic. The Szent András Brewery...

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The renovated winery centers of Etyek were handed over

The refurbished winery centers of Etyek were handed over on Friday. The government investment was the first realized part of the Pannónia Szíve (Pannonia’s Heart) tourism development program. Tessely Zoltán,...

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The government is committed to the development of the horticultural sector

The agricultural government attaches great importance to the development of the horticultural sector, which is the most labor-intensive area in agriculture, which provides the livelihood of about 300-350 thousand families...

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German business sentiment reached a record level

In November, the Business Sentiment Index of the Institute of Economics at the University of Munich, achieved a record. In November, the ifo German business sentiment index rose to 117.5...

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The consumer mood decreased in the United States

US consumer confidence deteriorated in January after US households found the current economic situation worse – according to the regular monthly survey of the Michigan University whose preliminary results were...

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Domesticated turkeys come from ancient Mexico

According to an international research team, domesticated turkeys originated in ancient Mexico, and the Aztecs and Mayans could have kept the animals not only for eating purposes, but also for...

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Nielsen: the sales of face mask and vegetable yogurt increased the most

The changing consumer preferences are indicated by the above the average increase of the smaller retail categories – according to Nielsen’s retail index monitoring 80 chemicals and 90 foodstuff categories....

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eNET: about 234 billion forints were spent on Christmas presents last year by Internet users

Adult Internet users, according to their own announcement, spent about 234 billion forints on Christmas gifts last year. Forty-two percent of this amount, about 98 billion forints were spent online,...

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Foreign trade: imports have increased

In October, exports in euro increased by 11.8 percent, imports increased by 17.0 percent, compared to the same period of last year, and after the 5.6 and 6.7 percent of...

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