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Drought Caused Significant Damage to the Fruit Sector

D&T
Oct 13, 2022

This year, it was not late frosts but drought that caused significant damage to the Hungarian fruit sector. And the longer-term effects of the drought could further accelerate the decline of Hungary's fruit-growing areas, Agroinform.hu told the state news agency MTI on Thursday. Based on data from FruitVeb, the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization […]

Hungarian Feed Production Close to 4 Mn Tons in 2021

D&T
Sep 28, 2022

Mixing plants operating in Hungary produced 3.956 million tons of livestock feed mix in 2021, 3.4% more than in 2020, according to a summary published on the website of the Hungarian Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI).  The majority of all feed, almost two million tons, was poultry feed, with only turkey feed down on 2020. […]

Farewell to Makó Onions

D&T
Sep 6, 2022

After decades of decline, Hungarian onion production has virtually ceased this year. The popular news site telex.hu quotes János Fekete, president of the National Onion Product Council, as saying in a newspaper interview that while twenty years ago, onion cultivation in the country's most famous onion growing area (the Makó region, SE Hungary), was practiced […]

Hop Harvest in Kastélyosdombó

D&T
Aug 7, 2022

This year, for the first time, the Hungarian beer made with hops from Kastélyosdombó, southern Hungary, was available for tasting on site as the Hungarian Interchurch Aid has organized a charity family picnic in the Erdődy Castle Park under the title "Hop Harvest in Kastélyosdombó." László Lehel, President and Director of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid […]

AGROmashEXPO 2022 in Budapest

D&T
Jan 26, 2022

For four days (January 26-29), nearly 200 exhibitors await visitors in four pavilions at AGROmashEXPO, Hungary's most important agro-industrial meeting point. Agricultural machinery, services, input materials, award-winning products, technical innovations and high-quality professional program are presented in one place, in the renewed HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center. Hungarian agriculture is entering a new era […]

Fertőd Carrot Granted Protected Geographical Indication

D&T
Nov 3, 2021

The protected geographical indication ‘Fertőd vidéki sárgarépa’ is a carrot produced by growing the species Daucus carota L. The varieties used are Fertődi vörös, as well as the Nantes-type Napa and Napoli carrot, the European Commission has announced. The European Commission describes the vegetable as follows: When placed on the market, ‘Fertőd vidéki sárgarépa’ is cylindrical/conical in […]

Tungsram Opens Vertical Farm

D&T
May 7, 2021

An R&D purpose vertical farm unique in Central Europe was presented in the Újpest headquarters of Tungsram. The installation, which is based on technology evoking sci-fi movies, is one of the key factors for the food security of the future. The farm was established with the funding of the Hungarian Ministry for Innovation and Technology […]

Spring Honey Production in Danger

D&T
Apr 20, 2021

Due to the unusually cold weather, the bees have hardly flown out of the hives so far, and 50-60% of the acacia trees have frozen over, so there will be hardly any honey this spring, the president of the Hungarian National Beekeepers' Association Péter Bross told InfoRadio. It has been an extremely unfavorable spring for […]

EU Geographical Indication Granted for Hungarian Fruit

D&T
Apr 19, 2021

The European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs accepted the application for registration of ‘Budaörsi őszibarack’, a peach from Budaörs, a town just southwest of Budapest. According to the registry, the name ‘Budaörsi őszibarack’ may be used for peaches for fresh consumption of the local varieties Schafnose and […]

Furmint grape cluster

Hungarian Furmint Presentation in Britain

D&T
Feb 16, 2021

This year, the Furmint February event was organized for the third time, at which 39 Hungarian wines were presented in an online master course jointly organized by the Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) and the Wines of Hungary UK communication agency. The aim of the event, which served as a wine tasting, business development meeting […]

Hungarian Pig Brings Luck – Even Internationally

D&T
Dec 31, 2020

On New Year's Eve, it is customary to eat pork in Hungary, but based on international success, a particular Hungarian breed, Mangalica can bring luck to everyone. In 2020, Mangalica preparations earned several stars at the British Great Taste Awards, often called the Oscars for best food. Mangalica is the only native type of Hungarian […]

Saaz Hops

D&T
Nov 28, 2020

Diplomacy&Trade has recently published a special section on the occasion of the Czech National Day with special emphasis on beer. This piece about the Czech Republic being the second major hop producing country in Europe has been provided by the Czech Embassy. In the Czech Republic, there are three regions where hops are grown, of […]

Bad Year for Beekeepers

D&T
Nov 8, 2020

Hungarian and European beekeepers have a dramatic year behind them. Acacia honey sold on the free market is already sold out, traders in European markets will certainly not have access to it until next season. When the acacia was flowering, in the first weeks of May, the nights were much colder than usual, so about […]

Tokaj wine region

Grape Harvest Begins In Hungary

D&T
Sep 21, 2020

Grape harvesting has begun in most wine regions of the country. The chaotic weather that has lasted for years has posed great challenges to winegrowers and winemakers this year as well. Climate change is also having an impact on Hungarian wine regions. Although Hungarian wines have had outstandingly good years in the last ten years, […]

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