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OBTT organized a conference on the present and future of potato production

This year, prominent representatives of the sector discussed current issues of domestic potato production and sales in a large-scale professional conference. On May 30, World Potato Day, a plant that...

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Changing tastes, growing challenges: the Hungarian potato sector in new directions

The restructuring of the market, the radical change in consumer habits, and the pressing issues of self-sufficiency dominated the professional conference of the National Potato Association and Product Council (OBTT)...

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Strategic goal is for Hungary to become self-sufficient in potato production

The Ministry of Agriculture (MA) considers strengthening domestic potato production, supporting farmers and achieving self-sufficiency to be of utmost importance, said Imre Hubai, the ministry’s state secretary responsible for agriculture,...

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Turnaround in the domestic potato market: production up, prices down

In 2024 the volume of domestic crop production was down 11%, but the quantity of potatoes grown increased by 3.7%, breaking the negative trend of recent years. This article is...

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NKFH: potato chips recalled due to foreign substances

The distributor has recalled Alnatura potato chips from circulation because the product may contain wood chips – the notice published on the website of the National Trade and Consumer Protection...

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Improving trend in domestic potato production: prices have fallen exceptionally in the past year

Potatoes are a well-known and popular crop, not only in agriculture, but also among hobby gardeners and in the kitchen. In Hungary, their price has increased a hundredfold in 50...

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Potato situation in Hungary: cheaper, but not without problems

Potatoes, as a staple food, are in the spotlight every year, especially as the end-of-year holidays approach. This year too, many questions have arisen regarding quantity and quality, with which...

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Potato export market revived

According to KSH data, the potato cultivation area and yield showed a decreasing trend in previous years, but in 2023 5 percent more potatoes (209.9 thousand tons) were produced than...

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The harvest is coming to an end in Békés County

The farmers of Békés county will soon finish their harvesting and sowing work. According to the summary sent to MTI by the Békés County Harvest Coordination Committee, the 84,466 hectares...

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Hungary must become self-sufficient in potatoes

Hungary must become self-sufficient in potatoes, the goal is to achieve this, the Minister of Agriculture announced on Friday in Kiskunhalas, Bács-Kiskun County. At the 10th Kiskunhalas Potato Days event,...

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A rise in prices is expected on the potato market: Poland and Europe are also affected

Although potatoes were still relatively cheap in Poland at the beginning of September, based on market analyses, price increases are expected in the longer term, not only there, but throughout...

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Many tenders continue to help potato producers

Potatoes are the third most popular food worldwide, after rice and wheat, and are a staple in the diet of billions of people. It is also a staple food that...

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More and more people are looking for sweet potatoes

The well-known healthy and tasty sweet potato is increasingly becoming the focus of attention among domestic producers and consumers. But is it capable of displacing the traditional potato from our...

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FAO’s guide to International Potato Day helps you prepare for the first World Potato Day on May 30

While preparations are already underway for the first celebration of International Potato Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is already trying to draw attention to...

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In an increasingly smaller area, fewer and fewer potatoes are grown

According to KSH data, the area under cultivation and the amount of potatoes produced show a decreasing trend: in 2022, 17 percent less potatoes (199.2 thousand tons) were produced than...

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High quality potatoes? The countdown has begun!

All fries are potatoes, but not all potatoes are great. We have good news, you can apply for the KMÉ trademark in this product range as well. It can be regularly...

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Hungarian potatoes were among the best

The effort to generally increase the prestige of Hungarian potatoes has reached another defining milestone. GoldenBurg, the brand of Haladás Mezőgazdasági Zrt. from Dunaegyháza, which promotes the promotion of our...

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Lots of imported potatoes arrive in Hungary

Fruit and vegetable growers are going through a difficult time and this is affecting production as well. In particular, potato production is in a catastrophic situation, as the export volume...

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Potatoes were put to the test at Supermenta

The Supermenta packaged potato product test has already revealed that commercially available potatoes are safe. As a continuation of the test, the specialists of Nébih carried out further tests. They...

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There is no need to expect a shortage of potatoes, says the product council

This year, the domestic production area of potatoes is not expected to decrease; the winter rainfall was good for the plantations, the National Potato Association and Product Council told MTI....

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From February, you can get almost exclusively imported potatoes

The National Potato Association and Product Council (OBTT) warned in November that the domestic potato stock should last from autumn 2022 to June 2023, but it is feared that this...

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The supply of Hungarian-grown potatoes has run out

The experts were not wrong when they said earlier that the stock of domestically grown potatoes would run out within the foreseeable future. At the beginning of February, the devastating...

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Is potato milk the new dairy alternative?

Two new brands are aiming to replace cow’s milk with potatoes, creating foods that rival traditional cheeses and dairy products. Vegan cheese has been around for a while. They are...

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Rules for preserving the productivity of our soils in the KAP

In the new EU support period between 2023 and 2027, the Common Agricultural Policy (KAP) offers Hungarian farmers a variety of options and choices – stated the State Secretary of...

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György Raskó: The quality of potatoes with the price cap is the same as what we usually give to pigs

According to agricultural entrepreneur and economist György Raskó, the government did not count on the fact that the price caps will indirectly help the large food chains, but they will...

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The Hungarian GoldenBurg potato is a member of the narrowest elite

The GoldenBurg potatoes grown in Dunaegyháza were a huge success. The potatoes of Haladás Mezőgazdasági Zrt. were on the podium in all categories in Nébih’s latest Supermint test series, published...

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Are potatoes safe?

In the latest test of the Supermenta program, experts from the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) examined the packaged potatoes by measuring, among other things, almost eight thousand laboratory...

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Food prices have also fallen brutally in Germany

While we have a price cap on potatoes and because of this there may even be a product shortage by the beginning of next year, according to the report of...

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Potato association: next year’s harvest is also threatened by farmers’ uncertainty

The extension of the price cap to all potato varieties put domestic producers in a difficult situation. Éva Kulich, press representative of the National Potato Association and Product Council, spoke...

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Gulyás: the price cap is also extended to fresh eggs and table potatoes

The government has decided to extend the price freeze on fresh eggs and table potatoes until the end of the year, Gergely Gulyás, the minister in charge of the Prime...

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