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Local producers get support in the Pécs region
NAK signed a strategic agreement with the municipality of Pécs and Pécs Holding Zrt., in order to assist local producers in accessing the market. The city of Pécs will designate...
Read moreNearly 500 participants at NAK’s farmer forum in Pápa
At the January event of NAK’s forum series more than 500 farmers turned up. NAK president Balázs Győrffy spoke about the changes in the subsidy system from this year and...
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Magazine: Eco- and housewife-friendly washing
Laundry detergents form the biggest subcategory in the washing category, where consumers can choose from powder, gel and capsule formats and many scents. Nóra Kisfürjesi, Henkel’s Biopon brand manager told...
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Nielsen: domestic retail sales grew faster than the European average
Domestic retail sales grew at a higher rate than the European average during the fourth quarter. In terms of quantity of 3.2 percent more food, household chemical goods and cosmetics...
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Analysts: the rise in real wages will continue this year
Even without the one-time effects the rise in real wages may continue this year according to analysts interviewed by MTI on Friday, According to data of the Central Statistical Office...
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The applications of communities are expected to the Food Avalanche Programme
The Food Avalanche Programme of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and Syngenta was launched for the sixth time. Local governments and non-governmental organizations can apply for vegetable seeds worth several...
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The finance guards found unmarked mandarin at the Budapest Wholesale Market
Twelve tons of unknown origin unmarked mandarin was found by the finance guards in a truck that does not have an ekáer number at the Budapest Wholesale Market – the...
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Melons were grown in Europe for the first time in Sardinia
The oldest melon seeds of the Mediterranean basin were found on the island of Sardinia. The forty-seven melon seeds are from 2000 BC. On the basis of the previous findings,...
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New managing director at the Hungarian Seed Association
From January Gábor Polgár has been the new managing director of the Hungarian Seed Association. Mr Polgár started his career as seed supervisor back in 1992 and from 2014 he...
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Record number of visitors at AGROmashEXPO
There were nearly 42,000 visitors at the 33rd AGROmashEXPO, held between 28 and 31 January in Budapest. There were more visitors from abroad than last year. Almost 300 exhibitors showcased...
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2015 will be milk’s year
According to the Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s (AKI) latest report, after the 1 April 2015 lifting of the milk quota a robust production growth is expected in the countries where...
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New year, new products from Syngenta
More than a thousand farmers went to the events in Syngenta’s year-starting roadshow, which visited seven cities. Syngenta’s experts introduced integrated solutions and products to participants. From this year the...
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Magazine: Cleanness taxed
Since the product fee act has been amended, from January 2015 a product fee is imposed in some new product categories. For instance in the case of soaps and detergents...
Read moreSunday closure: the scope of the exceptions will not be expanded
The government decided about the regulation relating to teh Sunday rest day: the scope of the exceptions will not be broadened – Kovács Zoltán government spokesman told MTI after the...
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The K&H and the Dairy Product Board have signed a cooperation agreement
The K&H Bank Zrt. and the Tej Szakmaközi Szervezet és Terméktanács (Dairy Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board have signed a cooperation agreement. According to the cooperation agreement, trhe &H Bank...
Read moreWe can comment on the EKÁER on the government’s portal
The revised draft law of the EKÁER was published, anyone can comment about it on the government’s portal – hvg.hu wrote. From now, anyone can comment on the detailed rules...
Read moreA close to 2.2 million euros support for the promotion of wine products in foreign markets
The mountain villages can claim nearly 2.2 million euros subsidy for the promotion of viticultural and wine products in third countries between 2015 and 2017. The Minister of Agriculture’s regulation...
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The Nébih had withdrawn dried orange cocktail from circulation
The orange product test of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) continued with the monitoring of dried and candied orange products. One out of the four marketed products had...
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Costly food chain safety
In 2015 the food chain safety supervision fee, which was introduced in 2012, grew to 6 percent of a company’s net sales for those grocery retail chains which make more...
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Magazine: EKÁER: NAV’s GPS
Since 1 January every road transportation carried out by toll-paying vehicles has to be reported to the Electronic Freight Goods Tracking System (EKÁER). In the case of high-risk food products...
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More than 4,000 billion HUF EU fundings will be available for economic development
The European Commission has adopted all three operational programs under the supervision of the Ministry of National Economy (NGM), so more than 4,000 billion HUF EU fundings are available for...
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The food vending machines will be given a registration number
A total of 625 food and beverage vending machines were announced to the National Tax Administration (NAV); until last Friday . All of the operator needs to report their equipments...
Read moreThe GVH, the MNB and the NFH have signed a cooperation agreement
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH), the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) and the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) have signed a cooperation agreement for the consistent enforcement of the law...
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The Magosz asks the government to support the small and medium-sized farms
The Association of the Hungarian Farmers' Societies and Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) asks the Hungarian government to support the small and medium-sized farms. According to the association, in accordance with the general...
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The French government publishes the expansion of the Sunday opening hours in a decree
The French National Assembly adopted the French Government’s proposal on the extension of Sunday opening hours. It was one of the most controversial issue of the economic reform package. Instead...
Read moreA portion of the unearned agricultural subsidies shoud be pay back
A part of the European Agricultural Rural Development Fund’s co-financed subsidies shoud be paid back if the farmers not fulfilled what they undertook when received the support. The regulation of...
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Finance officers seized fake perfumes on the M7 motorway
More than 1,700 boxes of fake perfumes were found by the finance officers on the M7 motorway in an Italian license plated car in which a Macedonian couple have traveled...
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Companies will get help and factual information
According to Linda Szaladják, marketing manager with iData Kft., those affected by the introduction of the EKÁER system want factual information. Businesses are already familiar with the system’s basics and...
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Inspection ordered because of the error in the freight goods tracking system
Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga ordered an internal inspection at the National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) because of the error in the freight goods tracking system, despite the...
Read moreMagazine: From a pure source
Draught beer is sold to take away in Csapház’s second unit, which opened on Bartók Béla Street in Budapest (the first one opened in Újpest back in June). The beer...
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