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Rising prices, declining exports – the Hungarian poultry sector shows a mixed picture

According to the latest data from the Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), slaughter chicken and turkey prices in Hungary increased in the first thirty-eight weeks of 2025, while poultry meat...

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US Still Top Supplier Of Tree Nuts To EU

The European Union remains one of the world’s largest markets for tree nuts, with imports valued at $7.1 billion (€6 billion) in 2024, according to a recent report prepared for...

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The British Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the import ban on Hungarian meat products

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has lifted its ban on Hungarian meat products with effect from Thursday. The ministry declared the previous day that it...

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KSH: industrial producer prices in July did not change compared to the previous month, exceeding the level a year earlier by an average of 4.5 percent

In July 2025, industrial producer prices exceeded the previous year’s values ​​by an average of 4.5 percent. Domestic sales prices exceeded the previous year’s values ​​in July by 1.6 percent...

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EU Agri-Food Trade in January 2025: Rising Imports Outpace Export Growth

High commodity prices drive surge in imports, reducing the EU’s trade surplus despite steady export performance. In January 2025, the European Union’s agri-food exports reached €19 billion, marking a 1.5%...

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Amazing price hike on the dairy product market – more and more people may turn to imports

According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH), dairy products have become one of the most significant factors in food inflation. Dairy products account for more than 10% of KSH’s...

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The growth of Hungarian e-commerce is now driven by imports

In 2024, the entire Hungarian e-commerce market, based on PwC’s measurements between Q1-Q3 and preliminary data for Q4, could reach a turnover of 1920 billion forints with a 15% increase...

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The price of bananas, chocolate and alcohol may increase due to shortages and strikes

A strike by coastal workers at Eastern and Gulf ports on Tuesday could cause major disruptions to the supply of popular products, causing major concern in the trade sector. Businesses...

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There is a lot of imported meat on Hungarian shelves

Serious changes can be observed in Hungary’s live cattle and pork market in 2024: while the import of live cattle increased, the export of beef showed a significant decrease. The...

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Apple harvest and prices: further shortages and price increases are expected during the season

According to FruitVeb’s forecast, the 2024 apple harvest may decrease significantly in Hungary, which predicts a 10-15 percent increase in the price of edible apples on store shelves. This season,...

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KSH: The volume of exports of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 8.2 percent, while the volume of imports decreased by 4.0 percent

In June 2024, the volume of exports was 8.1 percent, and that of imports was 5.2 percent less than in the same period of the previous year. The asset amounted...

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KSH: The volume of exports of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 20 percent, while imports increased by 6.6 percent

In May, the product foreign trade surplus was 1.0 billion euros, the balance worsened by 218 million euros compared to a year earlier. Compared to April, the adjusted volume of...

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KSH: industrial producer prices in June 2024 rose by 2.7 percent compared to a year earlier and by 1.5 percent compared to the previous month

In June 2024, industrial producer prices were on average 2.7 percent higher compared to a year earlier. Domestic sales prices decreased by 0.2 percent, export sales increased by 4.2 percent,...

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Hungarian imports and exports also fell in March

In the month of March, Hungarian exports and imports also suffered a serious decline. According to data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the value of exports was 15 percent...

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By the second half of April, Hungarian strawberries are competitively priced with imports

In mid-March, the price of Greek imported strawberries was around HUF 2,000 per kilogram in Budapest markets, while Hungarian-grown strawberries could cost up to HUF 8,000 per kilogram. The Hungarian...

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A lot of imported tomatoes arrive to Hungary

About 20,000 tons of tomatoes arrive in Hungary from abroad every year, especially in the period between October and March. Based on the information from FruitVeB, the Agricultural Sector highlighted...

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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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NAK-FruitVeB: import pressure is increasing on the cabbage market

Due to the increasing import pressure, domestic kale producers are in a difficult situation, so market organization and greater cooperation are needed in the sector – states the National Chamber...

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Hungary needs more red onions

The EU onion market is showing improvement after the deficit period of the 2022 season. However, Hungary still needs imports, which are mainly provided by the Netherlands, but onions also...

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We can expect a weaker than average plum crop this year

According to KSH data, 34.9 thousand tons of plums were harvested from 7 thousand hectares in Hungary in 2022 (33.2 thousand tons were produced in 2021). According to experts, due to...

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697 million euro surplus in foreign trade

A still outstanding surplus of 697 million euros was generated in foreign trade in July, thanks to the drop in energy prices compared to last year’s level and the moderation...

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Half of the grain storages are empty waiting for the summer harvest

Based on the surveys, the crop may currently be half of the grain storage capacity of domestic producers. This ratio is very high compared to previous years, but the free...

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All Ukrainian grain shipments arriving in Hungary are checked

All grain shipments coming from Ukraine to Hungary by road and rail are checked and only transit traffic vehicles are allowed to pass through the country, said the state secretary...

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In the case of imports, this must be taken into account when handling cattle passports

Incompletely completed or hard-to-read cattle passports result in increased administration time in the case of cattle imports. Nébih draws the attention of those concerned to check the documents more carefully...

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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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Balázs Győrffy, NAK president: Don’t fall for cheap imported food!

It is an unfavorable process that is contrary to the interests of Hungarian consumers and the national economy, that retail store chains – at the expense of Hungarian producers and...

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Institute of Agricultural Economics: the export of agricultural products increased to 9.844 billion euros in the first three quarters

The value of exports of agricultural and food industry products increased to 9.844 billion euros and imports to 6.878 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2022, from exports...

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The EU exported more apples and imported less last month

According to data from the same period last year, the European Union exported 11% more apples and imported 42% fewer apples. Analyzing the relevant data, we see a clear increase...

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Britain’s largest port could hit availability and prices at supermarkets until Christmas

Supermarkets are braced for yet more supply chain chaos following the start of an eight-day strike at the Port of Felixstowe. The port is Britain’s biggest gateway to global trade...

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So far, they have asked for a hefty price, but now eggs will be even more expensive

In Hungary, the packing point price of table eggs (M+L) from cage farming was HUF 37.25 per piece in the first thirty-one weeks of 2022, which was 34.9 percent higher...

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