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Aujeszky’s disease virus confirmed in pig herd by Nébih
The laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Authority (Nébih) confirmed the presence of Aujeszky’s disease virus in animals from a breeding pig herd in Somogyszob. The presence of the...
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2026 begins in agriculture amid crises and a wave of investment – banking focuses on the dairy and pig markets, as well as CAP investments
Falling prices in the pig and dairy sectors and crop farmers’ hopes for more rainfall are set to define the first half of 2026—while financiers argue the ongoing investment “boom”...
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Last active swine fever outbreak eliminated in Arad County
The last active swine fever outbreak has been eliminated in Arad County, Romania, near the Hungarian border, and no new cases have been reported for a month, Marcel Rosu, director...
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AM: Government helps farmers with a loan moratorium
In order to offset frost and drought damage and the oversupply in the pig market, we are helping farmers with a new tool – announced István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture,...
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Hungarian sausages on the New Year’s Eve table!
Despite the new consumer trends, sausages still end up in the baskets of thousands of households in our country in the last days of the year. Although the development of...
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The rate of submitted reports has not improved for antibiotic-containing preparations used in farm animals
In 2024, roughly half of the quantities marketed were reported as antimicrobial preparations used in the main food-producing animals, similar to previous years. The pig and rabbit sectors performed best:...
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The price of slaughter pigs has decreased in Hungary and in the EU
In the European Union, the slaughterhouse entry price of pigs belonging to the “E” commercial class was 1.78 euros/kilogram of cold carcass weight in October 2025, a decrease of 10.6...
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The government is helping farmers with a loan moratorium
In order to offset the damage caused by frost and drought, as well as the oversupply in the pig market, we are helping farmers with a new tool – announced...
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African swine fever identified in a dead wild boar on Szentendre Island
The domestic African swine fever (ASP) epidemic situation is worsening: on November 24, the Nébih laboratory confirmed the presence of the ASP virus in a dead wild boar on Szentendre...
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István Nagy: Ministry of Agriculture provides increased national funds for livestock farmers
This year, the budget for several important livestock farming titles will increase in order to further strengthen the financial security of farmers and improve animal welfare conditions. National subsidies can...
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The Ministry of Agriculture provides increased national funds for livestock farmers
This year, the budget for several important livestock farming titles will increase in order to further strengthen the financial security of farmers and improve animal welfare conditions. National subsidies can...
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The volume and value of foreign trade in pork decreased
According to data from the Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s live pig exports increased by 4.4 percent to 22.6 thousand tons in January-August 2025 compared to the volume sold on the...
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African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Taiwan
African swine fever (ASF) has been reported in Taiwan; animal health authorities have culled at least 195 pigs as a preventive measure at a pig farm in Taichung, Taiwan’s Ministry...
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Pork sector first half of 2025: increasing slaughter, shrinking Hungarian exports
The volume and number of pig slaughters in the EU increased in the first six months of 2025, and in Hungary the growth was even faster than the EU average....
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Ministry of Agriculture: the domestic pig sector is on solid footing
Despite the challenges of recent years, the domestic pig sector is on solid footing, and they intend to maintain animal welfare subsidies under the same conditions next year – announced...
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In Croatia the pigs are destroyed again
African swine fever (ASP) is destroyed again in Croatia: About 10,000 pigs in Baranya, Baranya, will be eliminated in the Bellye (Belje) agricultural company, David Vlajcic said on Saturday. The...
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The domestic pig sector is on solid footing
Despite the challenges of recent years, the domestic pig sector is on solid footing, and we intend to maintain animal welfare subsidies under the same conditions next year – announced...
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Live pig exports, imports and producer prices are also decreasing
According to data from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 30.7 percent to 10 thousand tons In January-May 2025, compared to the quantity sold on...
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Large decline in foreign trade of live pigs
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 26.9 percent to 8,500 tons in January-April 2025 compared to the volume sold on the foreign market...
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African swine fever outbreak in Croatia continues to pose a risk
According to the information provided by the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, African swine fever (ASF) has re-emerged on 3 farms in eastern Croatia, near the settlements of...
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Hungarian honey and mangalica introduced in Osaka
The presence of premium agricultural products such as honey and mangalica in the Far Eastern markets must be further strengthened, because these could be the breakout points of Hungarian agriculture...
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The producer price of slaughter pigs has decreased compared to a year earlier
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 21.6 percent to 6.7 thousand tons in January-March 2025 compared to the quantity sold on the foreign...
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MBH Bank: the outlook for agriculture by the end of the first quarter worsened due to foot-and-mouth disease
The assessment of the situation in agriculture by the end of the first quarter deteriorated slightly, with the outlook deteriorating primarily for dairy farmers, pig and beef farmers due to...
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The producer price of slaughter pigs decreased
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH), Hungary’s live pig exports decreased by 5.9 percent to 2,900 tons in January 2025 compared to the volume sold on the foreign market...
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Development programs ensure the future of the Hungarian pig sector
Development programs ensure that producers in Hungary can produce high-quality pork efficiently and competitively – said the State Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM)...
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The efficiency of pig farming has improved
The domestic pig sector has made significant progress in the last few years. Although the stock fell in line with the European trend, the reduction is partly due to increased efficiency....
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Croatian farmers demonstrate for the sixth day due to government measures aimed at curbing the swine fever epidemic
In Croatia, farmers are protesting for the sixth day due to government measures aimed at curbing the swine fever epidemic, Croatian public television reported on Monday. Nearly seven hundred pig...
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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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The tractor pulling competition in Hajdúböszörmény will have more participants than ever before
The international tractor pulling competition in Hajdúböszörmény will have more participants than ever before this year, the organizers announced at a press conference in Hajdúböszörmény on Thursday. 22 teams from...
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Mangalica, the connoisseur’s pig
In Hungary, pork consumption has increased recently, it has now reached 30 kilograms per person per year, and is in second place after the poultry sector – said Tamás Tarpataki,...
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