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Secretary of State for Agriculture: the government is doing everything to prevent Ukrainian grain from entering Hungary again

The government is doing everything to prevent Ukrainian grain from entering Hungary again: from entering the market, from polluting our environment and from endangering the health of consumers and livestock...

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EU imposes new tariffs on Russian and Belarusian agricultural products and fertilizers

The Council of the European Union adopted a regulation on Thursday, according to which the EU will impose new tariffs on all agricultural products and certain fertilizers from Russia and...

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Our country still does not allow our Ukrainian agricultural products

It is in the interest of Hungarian farmers to be the first, so Hungary maintains a ban on imports against Ukrainian agricultural products even after the free trade agreement between...

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István Nagy: EU may soon lift restrictions imposed on Hungary due to foot-and-mouth disease

In the best case scenario, the European Union is expected to lift all restrictions imposed on Hungary due to foot-and-mouth disease within days – emphasized Minister of Agriculture István Nagy...

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The EU may soon lift the restrictions imposed on Hungary due to foot-and-mouth disease

In the optimal case, the European Union is expected to lift all restrictions imposed on Hungary due to foot-and-mouth disease within days – emphasized István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, on...

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Major trade unions warn of critical situation in Spanish agriculture

Major trade unions warned of the critical situation in Spanish agriculture on Friday, demanding urgent measures, including restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports. “Spanish agriculture cannot be a geopolitical bargaining chip....

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Hungarian-American agricultural diplomatic relations are experiencing a golden age

Hungarian-American bilateral relations are getting stronger, whether it is politics, agriculture, education or trade – informed Deputy Secretary of State Oszkár Ökrös during a meeting with Indiana Secretary of State...

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Eleven Countries Demand EU Weakens Deforestation Law Further, Document Shows

The European Union is facing further pressure from member countries to delay and weaken its upcoming law to restrict deforestation, with 11 governments demanding changes, a document seen by Reuters...

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Hungary may declare exemption from foot-and-mouth disease at the end of May

No new cases have been detected since the last outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease virus, and the longest part of the incubation period is “over”. If the situation remains like...

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Beekeepers receive 5.8 billion forints of animal welfare support annually

The participants in one of the smallest and most important sectors of agriculture also receive preferential application opportunities and almost six billion forints of bee animal welfare support. The ministry,...

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Omnibus package of measures

In February 2025 the European Commission presented a new package of proposals that would amend several sustainability regulations, including the CSRD, CSDDD and EU Taxonomy. This article is available for...

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Not only Hungarians eat domestic horseradish during the Easter holidays

As Easter approaches, the demand for various grated horseradish products increases dramatically every year. Hungary is the leader in the European Union in the production of this plant, known for...

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Germany remains our most important agricultural foreign trade partner

Hungary conducted 87 percent of its agricultural foreign trade turnover with EU countries in 2024. The share of the old member states was 47.6 percent, and that of the new...

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Prices of domestic and imported radishes have increased equally

According to Eurostat data, 245–255 thousand tons of month-old radishes are grown annually in the European Union, with Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands being the dominant producers. In Hungary,...

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Slaughter pig producer prices are decreasing

In the United States, the price of pork was 1.94 dollars (USD)/kilogram cold carcass weight in February 2025, which was a 15.6 percent increase compared to a year earlier. In...

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Promotions taken in connection with sticky mouth and nail pain are effective

Hungarian epidemic measures are successful in the tummy mouth and nail pain virus, so EU countries can resolve their imports of imports against our country- said István Nagy. The Minister...

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Sándor Farkas: area-based support should remain in the seven-year EU budget after 2028

Hungary would like both the currently valid area-based support and the support provided under rural development programmes to remain in the EU budget period after 2028, the Parliamentary State Secretary...

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Denmark’s Salling Group To Highlight European Products In Stores

Danish retailer Salling Group will highlight European products in its stores with a special ‘black star’ label on electronic price tags starting in March. The new label, to be launched...

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Farmers from Central and Eastern Europe protested against Brussels’ anti-farmer agricultural policy

A joint demonstration was held by Czech, Slovak, Austrian and Hungarian farmers. In the framework of the protest action organized by the agricultural chambers of the Central and Eastern European...

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How will the world economy develop in 2025?

The global economy will continue to face major challenges in 2025, with Donald Trump’s protectionist policies, trade tensions between China and the US, and the slow growth of the euro...

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Producer prices of slaughter cattle continue to rise

According to AKI slaughter statistics, in 2024, cattle slaughter in live weight decreased by 4 percent compared to the previous year. The slaughter of cows, which account for more than...

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Mosa Meat wants to commercialise cultured beef fat in Europe

Cultivated meat pioneer Mosa Meat has applied to market cultured fat in Europe: that animal-free ingredient could lift the flavour experience of plant-based meat substitutes. Mosa Meat has submitted an...

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Sunflower prices remain high

Oil World experts expect a global sunflower seed harvest of 53.9 million tonnes in the 2024/2025 marketing year, down 9 percent from 2023/2024. Russia’s harvest was 9 percent (16.9 million...

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Farmer-centric agricultural policy after 2027 receives unanimous support

The EU member states’ agriculture ministers have adopted Council conclusions on the farmer-centric common agricultural policy (CAP) after 2027, which is a fantastic success, as it gives impetus to the...

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Slow but steady growth in sunflower producer prices

Oil World experts expect a global sunflower seed harvest of 53.7 million tonnes in the 2024/2025 marketing year, down 9 percent from 2023/2024. The expected consumption is 55.4 million tonnes,...

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It is important that the post-2027 agricultural policy makes the EU’s agriculture farmer-friendly

It is important to discuss how the conclusions on the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will make the European Union’s agriculture farmer-centric and farmer-friendly, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture stated...

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EU and Mercosur countries reach political agreement on planned free trade agreement

The European Commission and representatives of Mercosur countries have concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement and reached a political agreement on its conclusion, the Brussels-based executive body announced on...

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Hungarian Commissioner responsible for animal welfare in the European Commission

The new European Commission has taken office. For the first time since our accession to the EU, there is a Hungarian Commissioner who can directly act to promote EU and...

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Hungary encourages the development of knowledge-based agriculture

The Hungarian EU Presidency focuses on knowledge-based agriculture and the creation of a sustainable, crisis-resistant, farmer-friendly agriculture, said the State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Ministry of...

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150,000 people have signed the agricultural petition, but that’s not enough

More than 150,000 people have already signed the agricultural petition, but we can’t stop there – said István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, in a video message posted on his social...

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