agriculture

20/11/2016

Hungarian Ethnographic Museum’s Director, Lajos Kemecsi, pays a visit to Egypt

On the 17th of November 2016, the Hungarian Cultural Counselor to Egypt, Renáta Kovács, and the Director of the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum, Lajos Kemecsi, paid a […]
09/11/2016

FAO warns bird flu virus has spread from wild birds to poultry, Hungary affected

Budapest, November 9 (MTI) – A recently identified bird flu strain has spread from wild birds to poultry farming, and Hungary is among the countries where […]
20/10/2016

Farm minister meets OECD officials over upcoming environmental performance review

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian farm minister held consultations with OECD officials about the organisation’s third environmental performance review to start at the end of the […]
12/10/2016

Hungarian agricultural and food exports to Germany record high

  Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s trade with Germany in agricultural and food products has further increased from last year’s record high turnover, the farm minister said […]
11/10/2016

Hungarian parliament today – Law on farmland earmarked for compensation and changes to tax secret rules

Budapest, October 11 (MTI) – Lawmakers voted on legislation on the transfer of ownership of farmland reserved as compensation for former landowners and cooperative members on […]
07/10/2016

Budapest court turns to top court over Kishantos land lease case

Budapest (MTI) – A Budapest court handling a lawsuit involving the lease of land used earlier as an organic farm to a private company has turned […]
15/09/2016

Jobbik: Hungarian government’s position on TTIP is still unclear

TTIP-triggered discontent and rejection is no longer restricted to Eastern Central European EU member states. Critical voices have become louder and louder in Western EU countries […]
14/09/2016

Hungary industrial output down 4.7 pc in July, farm gate prices rise

Budapest, September 14 (MTI) – Hungarian industrial output fell by an annual 4.7 percent in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) confirmed in a second reading […]
04/09/2016

Hungary, Romania to coordinate farm diplomacy efforts

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary and Romania will coordinate their agricultural diplomacy efforts in the planning and shaping of European Union farm policy (CAP), Hungarian Farm minister […]
26/08/2016

Kúria rejects request for repeat review of signatures for land sale referendum

Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungary’s supreme court, the Kúria, has rejected a request by opposition Socialist MP Zoltán Gőgös for the National Election Office to […]
15/08/2016

Farmgate prices up 1.5 pc in June

Budapest, August 15 (MTI) – Farmgate prices in Hungary were up by an annual 1.5 percent in June, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Monday. […]
12/08/2016

Pickers costs threaten Hungary’s raspberry crop

Budapest, August 12 (MTI) – The high cost of paying pickers could price Hungarian farmers out of the raspberry market, daily Magyar Idők said on Friday. […]
08/08/2016

Poor quality of wheat harvest could raise price of bread

Budapest, August 8 (MTI) – The poor quality of Hungary’s near-record wheat harvest this year could put pressure on the price of bakery products, daily Népszava […]
04/08/2016

Hungary guest of honour at Slovenia farming fair

Budapest, August 4 (MTI) – Hungary will be the guest of honour at this year’s AGRA international agricultural and food fair in Gornja Radgona, in Slovenia, […]
03/08/2016

Hungary wheat yield better than expected

Budapest, August 2 (MTI) – With the harvest practically completed, average yield of autumn wheat is expected to reach 5.4 tonnes per hectare in Hungary compared […]
12/07/2016

Farm gate prices climb by 2.4 percent in May on dearer crops

Budapest, July 12 (MTI) – Farm gate prices rose by an annual 2.4 percent in May, climbing on higher crop prices, figures released by the Central […]
29/06/2016

Hungarian farm minister: environmental conditions in Hungary significantly improved

Budapest, June 29 (MTI) – Hungary’s environmental conditions improved significantly in recent years as a result of targeted efforts in environmental protection and agriculture, and modern […]
22/06/2016

Socialists request constitutional review on model farms

Budapest, June 22 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists on Wednesday filed a request for a constitutional review of the government decree concerning model farms. The Socialists […]
17/06/2016

LMP: Farm minister secretly procured GM seeds in Washington

Budapest, June 17 (MTI) – Farm Minister Sándor Fazekas had violated Hungary’s fundamental law when he allegedly procured genetically modified seeds for research purposes during a […]
08/06/2016

Farm ministry official holds talks in Belarus

Budapest, June 7 (MTI) – Farm ministry state secretary Márton Bitay held talks on bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture with the Belarusian deputy minister […]