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The melon season in Vajszló came to an end two weeks earlier than usual
This year, the watermelon and melon season in Vajszló ended two weeks earlier – Rab Tamás farmer told MTI. He said that the amount of fruit was medium, but its...
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Hungarian melon will be promoted in the Erzsébet camps again this year
In addition to the high-traffic summer events, the Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC) and the National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) will promote the Hungarian melon in the Erzsébet camps again this year....
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Lack of workforcen on the melon fields
“My melon vendor says that he can not harvest the melon, rather he saves the watermelon, because he has more money in it. “We would have a very good season”...
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SPAR: Hungarian melon will be the hit product
In 2017, SPAR distributed 7,720 tons of melons in its Hungarian network. The largest amount of Hungarian melon was sold In the peak season from July to September. The supermarket...
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Hungarian melons are already available at most chain of stores
Domestically produced melons are available at most of the Hungarian chain of stores, according to market participants. Lidl Magyarország in its communication sent to MTI stated that from last Thursday...
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Growers are ready for the melon season
On 15 June 2017 the Hungarian Association of Melon Growers and the representatives of retail chains met in Dunaharaszti, to discuss the forthcoming melon season. Balázs Győrffy, president of the Hungarian...
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Melon Day in Ópusztaszer
A Melon Day to be held on Saturday in the Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park, where the guests can taste the fruits. Kodácz Csengele, marketing manager of the institution told...
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A melon trade mark is planned to be introduced
The introduction of the melon trade aims to make consumers distinguish the Hungarian melons from foreign melons easier – Horváth Zoltán, Baranya county government commissioner told M1 news channel on...
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Tasting in only 4 stores
With the participation of NAK, the melon promotion campaign started last week with the participation of seven chain of stores (ALDI, Auchan, CBA, Lidl, METRO, SPAR, Tesco) Because of the...
Read moreThe chain of stores expect growing sales of melons this season
This season, the chain of stores operating in Hungary expect the growing sales of melons this season. The promotional campaign organized by the Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC), the National Chamber of...
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A campaign is launched for the consumption of high quality domestic melons
The National Agricultural Chamber, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agrármarketing Centrum Nonprofit Kft. are launching a melon promotion program. Within this, tastings will be held in the storesd seven...
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SPAR stands for Hungarian melon again this year
More than seven million kilos of melons were marketed last year by SPAR Hungary. This amount is expected to be even bigger this year. Rácz Árpád, SPAR’s vegetable and fruit...
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The FruitVeB is expecting an outstanding melon yield
The melon yield is expected to be very good, according to the FruitVeB Hungarian Vegetable Fruit Interprofessional Organization and Product Council. Domján Erika told M1 news channel on Saturday that...
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The melon harvest starts at the weekend
The melon producers of Medgyesegyháza, Békés County begin start to harvest the melon at the weekend. The farmers questioned by MTI are expecting a good season. Cseh György a 13-hectare...
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The melons producers’ association expects three-digit prices
The producers are confident that the consumer price of melons will not fall below three digits this year – agrarszektor.hu wrote. This is a big chance, as there are fewer...
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Good quality melon will be harvested this season
Thanks to the long-lasting warmth, the Hungarian melon production will have a good quality this year again – the National Agricultural Chamber (NAK) told MTI. In Hungary – basically because...
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Watermelon consumption promoted efficiently
The programme for popularising watermelon consumption was successful: it directly reached 70,000 consumers in one month. Six retail chains joined this year’s campaign as opposed to only one last year...
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Melon Day to be held in Ópusztaszer
A Melon Day will be held on Saturday in the National Historical Park in Ópusztaszer. The guests can taste the luscious fruit there. Kodácz Csengele, the institution's chief marketing officer...
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Less melons may be imported this year
After the previous years, this year's market was more favorable to producers, but the fruit will be more expensive than last year – Népszabadság Online wrote. Oravecz Tamás, president of...
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Domestic watermelon promotion program starts
The National Agricultural Chamber and the Agricultural Marketing Centre Nonprofit Ltd. launches a promotion program to popularize Hungarian melon. The program is launched with the co-operation of six chain of...
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The supermarket chains buy melons from Hungarian suppliers
Tesco buys exclusively watermelons from Hungarian suppliers from 18 July again. The Auchan follows the example as well as Lidl, Aldi, the CBA, the Metro and Spar will only sell...
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The Hungarian melons are available in several supermarket chains
The Hungarian melons have appeared in the stores of several supermarket chains. Sales grew from other seasonal products as well: from mineral water, soft drinks and ice cream – the...
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Melon producing season has started better than in 2015
The purchase price paid for the Hungarian melon is high since Monday. The season started well for the growers. Grósz György, Melon Sales Manager of the Medi-Fruct Termelői Értékesítői Szövetkezet...
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FruitVeB: more melons on larger area
This year, farmers produce watermelons on 5,600 hectares. This is 5-6 percent higher than in 2015 – the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board (FruitVeB) told MTI...
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Domestic watermelon is very popular abroad
The melon yield can reach up to 240 thousand tons this year – Magyar Hírlap Online wrote. Half of this amount goes for export, mainly to Germany. The melon growers...
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Hungarians consume domestic melons
Ninety percent of the domestic melon consumption are Hungarian melons – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture said at the Fifth National Melon Forum on Wednesday in...
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The NÉBIH seized relabeled melons
The inspectors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) seized relabeled melons at a farm near Nagykálló and banned the marketing of the fruits. According to the communication of...
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High-quality melons to the Hungarian consumers: branding helps
Smaller than average, but very juicy Hungarian melon can be bought this year. Half of the crop comes from Békés. The total area of melon cultivation is 6 thousand hectares....
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Melon growers are complaining about too low purchase prices
The melon growers of Medgyesegyházam, Békés County are talking about tragically low purchase prices. Many of them told that they are thinking about the termination of their activities for the...
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Hungarian melon consumption increased by twenty percent during the campaign
Melon consumption in Hungary increased by twenty percent during the four-week campaign aimed at the promotion of melon – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture told on...
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