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The export of live pigs increased by 58 percent
According to KSH data, Hungary’s live pig exports increased by 58 percent (8.7 thousand tons) in January-March 2024 compared to the amount in January-March 2023. The main partners were Romania,...
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In the first quarter, the number of pigs slaughtered in slaughterhouses increased
1,160,000 pigs were slaughtered at Hungarian slaughterhouses in the first quarter of 2024, 6.2 percent more (+67,000 pigs) than in January-March 2023. The total live weight of slaughtered animals was...
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The gross production value of the bread and fresh bakery sector increased the most in 2023
44 percent of the enterprises designated for data collection complied with their obligation to provide data. At the time of data collection, these food industry enterprises indicated the achievement of...
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The spring works came to an end by mid-May
Based on the data of the reports, the spring fodder pea sowing area is 5,000 hectares, a quarter of which is in the Northern Great Plain. The planned area of...
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This year’s strawberry crop prospects are good
According to KSH data, 5,000 to 5,500 tons of strawberries were harvested annually in Hungary in recent years. This season started earlier than usual, experts expected good harvest prospects. According...
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Producer prices for soybeans and rapeseed exceeded last year
In Hungary, according to AKI PÁIR data, edible wheat was traded at an average producer price of HUF 72.9 thousand per ton without VAT and transport costs in the third...
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The producer price of slaughter cows is 24 percent lower than a year ago
According to AKI’s slaughter statistics data, cattle slaughter in January-March 2024, expressed in live weight, decreased by 14.8 percent compared to the amount in January-March 2023. Cows, which account for almost...
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Exports of shell eggs rose by 58 percent
According to data from the European Commission, the packing point price of table eggs in the EU was 224 euros/100 kilograms in the first nineteen weeks of 2024, 13 percent...
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48 percent more fertilizer was sold than a year earlier
Fertilizer distributors sold 522,000 tons of fertilizer directly to agricultural producers in the first quarter of 2024.The volume sold was 48 percent more than a year earlier, despite this –...
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Asparagus exports increased both in quantity and value
According to KSH data, 5.0–6.7 thousand tons of asparagus were harvested from 1.2–1.5 thousand hectares in Hungary in recent years. According to experts, due to the sudden warming, asparagus picking...
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A record wheat harvest is expected
In the May forecast of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the 2024/2025 wheat harvest was published for the first time global harvest expectations for the economic year, in...
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Live pig exports increased by 71 percent
According to the KSH data, Hungary’s live pig exports increased by 71 percent (6 thousand tons) in January-February 2024 compared to January-February 2023. The main partners were Romania, Austria and...
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Poultry imports decreased by 21 percent
According to data from the European Commission, the EU’s (EU27) poultry meat exports increased by 17 percent to 171,000 tons in January 2024 compared to the same month of the...
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The foreign trade balance of fresh spinach was negative in 2023
In Hungary, spinach is one of the earliest outdoor vegetables. According to KSH data, the spinach harvest was 12.1 thousand tons in 2022, which was 32 percent higher than the average...
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The producer price of wheat is 21 percent lower than a year ago
According to Tallage’s information in April, the spot market price of 12.5 percent protein milling wheat in Germany (FOB Hamburg) increased by $23 to $264/ton between March 6 and April...
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More than 60 percent of the planned sowing work has already been completed
According to operational reports assessing the state of agricultural work, the planned sowing area for spring-sown field crops in 2024 will be around 1.9 million hectares. Farmers completed 63.7 percent...
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Fewer pesticides were sold in 2023
The volume of plant protection products sold in 2023 decreased by 22 percent compared to 2022. When examined by category, it can be established that the turnover of other agents...
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The import of fresh eggs increased by 71 percent
Based on data from the European Commission, EU (EU27) egg and egg product imports increased by 68 percent to 9,000 tons in January 2024 compared to the same month of...
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The volume of beef imports increased by 24 percent
Based on KSH data, Hungary’s live cattle exports increased by 6.2 percent in January 2024 compared to January 2023. The main partners were Kosovo, Croatia, Austria, Turkey and Albania. Hungary’s...
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The processing sales price of Trappist cheese has decreased
The producer price of raw milk, expressed in national currency, decreased by 5 percent in the USA in February 2024, by 6 percent in March 2024 in New Zealand, and...
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Agricultural insurance claim payments decreased in 2023
Agricultural premium income totaled HUF 32.8 billion (-10 percent), and damage payments totaled HUF 12.1 billion (-77.2 percent) in 2023. Thus, revenues decreased by a tenth and payments by almost...
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The processing selling price of wines has increased
According to AKI PÁIR data, the sales price of domestically produced and domestically sold wines without a geographical indication, as well as wines with a protected geographical indication, rose by...
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Cheaper eggs at Easter than last year
According to data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary bought 1% more shell eggs (32.7 thousand tonnes), including nearly 17% more fresh eggs (17.8 thousand tonnes) from the international...
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10 percent more sunflower crops are expected in the EU this year
Oil World expects a worldwide sunflower seed harvest of 57.9 million tons in 2023/2024. economic year, this may exceed the previous year’s volume by 4 percent. The global output may...
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The producer price of broiler chicken fell by nearly 20 percent
According to data from the European Commission, poultry meat exports from the Union (EU27) decreased by 3 percent to 2 million tons in 2023 compared to 2022. Exports of EU...
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The selling price of pork shoulder rose by 8 percent
According to KSH data, Hungary’s live pig exports increased by 60 percent (3.2 thousand tons) in January 2024 compared to January 2023. The main partners were Romania, Austria and Albania....
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The loan stock of agriculture increased, that of the food industry decreased
Based on the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the credit portfolio of the agricultural sectors increased by 3.5 percent in the case of agriculture compared to the same period...
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The export volume of wheat and barley increased in 2023
The export value and foreign trade assets of cereals were the highest among the 24 agricultural and food product groups in 2023 as well.In 2022, the share of the grain...
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It produced more spring onions, but fewer leeks
According to KSH data, Hungary produced 2.67 thousand tons of new onions (green onions) in 2022, which is 35 percent more than the previous year. Domestic spring onions are offered...
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The export of rapeseed rose
According to Tallage, the spot export (FOB) price of canola seed delivered to the western border in Ukraine increased by $10 to $365/ton between February 16 and March 15. In Russia,...
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