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Waterfowl are becoming more and more popular in Hungary

After the decline in 2022, Hungarian compound feed production stabilized, while the production of poultry feed increased significantly, which now accounts for nearly half of domestic feed production. In 2023,...

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The poultry sector had a difficult year

2023 was a challenging year for Hungary’s poultry industry, as reported by Agrárszektor. Despite a significant reduction in energy and feed costs, the sector faced substantial losses due to avian...

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Hungary is an increasingly important player in the meat industry

In recent years, Central European agriculture has emerged as a pivotal player in the continent’s agrarian landscape, particularly in the fields of animal husbandry and feed production. The region is...

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World Poultry Day: May 10th is a celebration of the poultry industry

On May 10, the poultry industry celebrates World Poultry Day on Hungarian initiative, the purpose of which is to focus attention on the actors of the poultry sector. Nowadays, poultry...

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Even stricter rules apply to the import of Ukrainian honey, eggs and poultry

The European Parliament tightened the import of agricultural products from Ukraine, extending the restrictions to poultry, sugar, eggs, as well as cereals and honey. The purpose of the decision is...

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Goose and duck slaughter increased in 2023

Domestic slaughterhouses produced nearly 420,000 tons of pork, around 515,000 tons of poultry and 23,000 tons of beef in 2023 (carved weight, slaughtered and cleaned weight for poultry). In terms...

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Fewer pigs and cattle went to slaughterhouses

Domestic slaughterhouses slaughtered more than 376,000 tons of poultry, nearly 307,000 tons of pork, and 34,000 tons of cattle in the first three quarters of 2023 (carved weight, slaughtered for...

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Roast goose is going to be hellishly expensive this year

Roasting geese has never been a cheap pleasure, and raising geese today still requires a lot of work. However, the low supply of goose meat can also contribute to the...

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Nébih: poultry must be kept closed again in seven counties due to the risk of bird flu

Due to the increased risk of bird flu, the national chief veterinarian Szabolcs Pásztor ordered the compulsory confinement of commercial poultry in high-risk areas, the National Food Chain Safety Office...

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Turkey slaughter has dropped significantly in slaughterhouses

Hungarian slaughterhouses slaughtered 105.9 million poultry in the first half of 2023, 6.5 percent more than in the same period of the previous year. The live weight of slaughtered poultry...

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The national chief veterinarian has abolished the mandatory confinement

Thanks to the favorable development of the epidemiological situation, Dr. National Chief Veterinarian Szabolcs Pásztor withdrew the regulation on keeping poultry indoors. It is important, however, that the obligation to...

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Provisional rules for the introduction and movement of poultry

Due to the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza, starting from May 23, 2023 – until its withdrawal – the national chief veterinarian modified the previously ordered epidemic prevention measures....

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On the initiative of the Hungarians, May 10 became World Poultry Day

We Hungarians took the initiative in August 2012, with the support of two world organizations operating in the field of poultry products (WPSA, IPC), to declare May 10 as World...

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Hungary bans the import of agricultural products from Ukraine

The government is committed to representing the interests of the Hungarian farming community, which is why, in the absence of meaningful EU measures, it will temporarily ban the importation of...

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Meat consumption in Germany at an all-time low

Germans have not eaten so little meat for decades, at least according to the preliminary data of the Federal Centre for Agricultural Information (BZL). Per capita meat consumption of 52...

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Last year, fewer animals were slaughtered in slaughterhouses than the year before

Hungarian slaughterhouses slaughtered 97.9 thousand cattle in 2022, 10.4 percent less than the previous year, 4 million 532 thousand pigs, which is a 6.9 percent decrease, and 207.8 million poultry,...

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The epidemic situation continued to improve, and Nébih eased the temporary rules for the introduction of poultry

As of February 1, 2023, in the non-restricted areas of Bács-Kiskun, Csongrád-Csanád and Békés Counties, relaxations will come into effect in the resettlement rules for settlements located near wetlands and...

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The animal welfare grants have reached the farmers

This year, the drought, the drastic increase in the price of input materials and fodder have put livestock keepers in serious trouble. For this reason, within the framework of the...

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Nébih: no one should buy live poultry from areas restricted due to the bird flu epidemic

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) requests that no one buy live poultry from areas subject to restrictions due to the bird flu epidemic, as this could easily lead...

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Everyone can be a winner of the new Common Agricultural Policy

Our country has reached a good compromise with the Commission of the European Union regarding the distribution of the funds coming to our country in the next period of the...

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The number of animals slaughtered at slaughterhouses decreased in the first three quarters

Fewer animals were slaughtered at Hungarian slaughterhouses in the first three quarters of the year than a year earlier: the number of slaughtered cattle decreased by 7.4 percent, that of...

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Positive change: the price of poultry meat may drop soon

Due to the decrease in the solvent demand of consumers, a slow, unpredictable rate of price reduction is expected on the poultry meat market, prices will not be higher than...

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Nearly 90% of American chefs would serve artificially produced meat

A new survey conducted by food technology company SuperMeat discovered that 86% of American chefs are interested in serving artificially produced meats, poultry or seafood to their guests. The survey,...

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Breast or thigh?

Bird flu, rising poultry feed prices and inflation – these were the most important factors influencing the first six months of the year in the poultry market. Product shortage due...

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Production has started at UBM Holding’s new feed mixing plant in Slovakia

UBM Holding Plc.’s new feed mixing plant in Hernádcsány, Slovakia, has been completed and started production following a successful test run, the company listed on the Budapest Stock Exchange told...

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New poultry animal welfare subsidies are available soon

The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a new animal welfare support scheme within the framework of the Rural Development Program for the Hungarian poultry sector with a budget of HUF...

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Industrial poultry processing in Szentes started a hundred years ago and continues to develop today

Industrial poultry processing began a hundred years ago in the Great Plains city, thanks to the poultry processing plant that started its operations in 1922 with a hundred employees, which...

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Fewer animals were sent to the slaughterhouse in the first half of the year

In the first half of this year, slaughterhouses in Hungary slaughtered 5.5 percent less cattle, 6.5 percent less pork, and 12.8 percent less poultry, according to a summary published on...

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Hungary is now free of bird flu, but thousands of poultry were slaughtered again in the Netherlands

All 5,000 laying hens were killed in the Dutch egg-producing farm where bird flu infection was identified in the morning hours, and the poultry stocks of seven other farms located...

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The invention of the Australians promises lower overhead costs and an environmentally friendly context for poultry farmers

A new hybrid geothermal and solar energy system can dramatically reduce emissions and energy costs at many Australian poultry farms, according to a recent announcement from the University of Melbourne....

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