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The export of chicken meat increased, that of turkey fell
According to the AKI slaughter statistics, 500,000 tons (live weight) of poultry were slaughtered in Hungary in the first nine months of 2023, 7 percent more than in the same...
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The export of live pigs decreased by 9.5 percent
According to KSH data, Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 9.5 percent (19.9 thousand tons) in January-August 2023 compared to the January-August 2022 quantity. The import of live pigs increased...
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KSH: The production of food, beverages and tobacco products was 9.7 percent lower than a year earlier
In September 2023, the volume of industrial production was 7.3 percent lower than a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) announced on Monday based on its second estimate. Adjusted...
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Many foods are already cheaper than a year ago
According to the analysts of MBH Bank’s Agricultural and Food Business, there was a serious change in food prices in October 2023. “It seems that the quarterly price increase, which...
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KSH: in September, the volume of retail trade decreased by 7.3 percent
In September, according to raw data, the volume of retail trade decreased by 7.8 percent, adjusted for calendar effects, by 7.3 percent compared to the same period of the previous...
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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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KSH: The volume of exports of food, beverages and tobacco increased by 0.2 percent, while the volume of imports decreased by 12 percent
In August, the product foreign trade surplus was 665 million euros, compared to July, the adjusted volume of exports decreased by 0.6 percent and that of imports by 1.6 percent,...
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Damage mitigation applications can be submitted until the end of November
As in previous years, applications for damage mitigation benefits after agricultural damage that occurred in the 2023 damage mitigation year can be submitted until November 30. In 2023, damaged producers...
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KSH: Sales prices in the food industry rose by 4.8 percent compared to a year earlier
In September of this year, industrial producer prices were on average 2.5 percent lower compared to a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 7.8 percent, export sales decreased by...
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Shopping tourism is booming, Hungarians spend abroad
In the second quarter of this year, Hungarians traveling abroad spent a total of HUF 338 billion during their travels, giving shopping tourism an additional impetus. More and more Hungarians...
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40 percent of Hungarians live from month to month
In terms of expectations for the future, the Hungarian population is still quite pessimistic – this is evident from the most recent representative research by Generali Biztosító[1], which examined the...
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Women play an important role in food supply
Last year, 53,000 women worked full-time in the domestic food supply, their role is outstanding in the sector – said the Deputy State Secretary responsible for agriculture Anikó Juhász at...
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The producer price of slaughter pigs is 6 percent higher than a year earlier
In the European Union, the slaughterhouse entrance price for pigs belonging to the “E” commercial class was 2.27 euros/kilogram cold carcass weight in September 2023, an increase of 8 percent...
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KSH: in September, consumer prices increased by 12.2 percent on average compared to the same month of the previous year
In September, consumer prices increased by 12.2 percent on average compared to the same month of the previous year, the price of vehicle fuels increased significantly, and the price of...
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GFM: A favorable turn can be identified in the development of food prices
The war, energy prices and misguided sanctions raised inflation in Hungary to such an extent that the central bank could not cope with it, so the government took over the...
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Imports of red onions decreased by 24 percent
According to KSH data, the amount of red onion has ranged between 39 and 54 thousand tons in the last five years. In 2022, it produced 2 percent more red onions...
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KSH: in August, retail turnover decreased by 7.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and decreased by 0.5 percent compared to the previous month
In August 2023, the volume of retail trade decreased by 7.0 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, adjusted for calendar effects, according to the raw data,...
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The volume of beef exports decreased by 9 percent
According to AKI’s slaughter statistics data, cattle slaughter in January-August 2023 decreased by 10 percent compared to January-August 2022. Cows, which account for more than two-thirds of all slaughters, were slaughtered...
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KSH: The volume of exports of food, beverages, and tobacco decreased by 2.9 percent, while that of imports decreased by 11 percent
In July, the export volume increased by 3.2 percent, while the import volume decreased by 5.4 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The assets were 559...
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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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KSH: 196,000 agricultural farms operate in Hungary
This year, compared to 2020, the number of farms engaged in agricultural activities decreased by 19 percent to 196,000, the head of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said at a...
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Foreigners rediscovered Hungary for themselves
After the end of the pandemic and in the midst of the inflationary difficulties that have developed since then, the question of whether tourism can regain its former economic weight...
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SZÉP card holders spend more on food than on travel
In the first month of this year’s summer season, in July, 40 percent less was spent on accommodation with the Szép card than in 2021, when domestic vacations became free...
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Cabbage in the open field costs less than the previous year
According to KSH data, Hungary produced 39.8 thousand tons of head cabbage in 2022, 7 percent more than a year earlier. Hungary’s head and red cabbage foreign trade balance was negative...
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The producer price of young bulls did not change, but that of slaughter heifers and cows decreased
In the United States, the bull price was $6.41 (USD) per kilogram of cold cut weight in July 2023, up 32 percent from a year earlier. In Brazil, the price...
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KSH: Sales prices in the food industry rose by 13.5 percent
In July, industrial producer prices were on average 1.3 percent higher compared to a year earlier. Domestic sales prices increased by 19.5 percent, export sales decreased by 7.6 percent. The...
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KSH: The service foreign trade surplus was 2.7 billion euros in the second quarter
In the second quarter, exports of services calculated in euros increased by 6.7 percent and imports by 0.8 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The asset...
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Watermelon production area and production volume also increased
According to KSH data, 101.3 thousand tons of watermelons were harvested from 2.49 thousand hectares of production area in Hungary in 2022, which was 18 percent less than the amount...
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NTAK – The biggest digital development of the tourism industry
In 2016, the Hungarian Tourism Agency was one of the first in Europe to recognize that accurate, up-to-date data is needed for data-driven sector management, to support responsible decision-making, for...
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Márton Nagy is satisfied with the decrease in inflation
According to KSH data, the gross average salary rose to HUF 566,800 in June 2023, so the average wage increased by HUF 78,000, or 16.0 percent, in one year. With...
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