As a result of the largest food industry project in Hungary recently, the grain processing plant of KALL Ingredients has been completed in Tiszapüspöki, eastern Hungary. The plant will process GMO-free maize purchased from Hungarian producers.

As of August 1, Matthew Prickard took over as the General Manager of Syngenta Hungary, replacing Tibor Czigány who moves on to work in Syngenta's African division. Matthew Prickard arrived to Hungary from the firm's Scandinavian division.

A special livestock shipment set out from Budapest Airport this Wednesday: Hungarian breeding calves were flown to Qatar for further breeding. The special charter-charter flight was completed by a Boeing B-777F aircraft from Qatar Airways Cargo.

Within the framework of a EUR 7.4 million project, the company GSI - a global leader in the grain and protein solutions - will purchase modern machinery and equipment and plans to double its current staff in the coming years.

Hungary's green LMP party organised a demonstration in protest against the privatisation of state land, blocking one lane of several major roads throughout the country. The move is against “one of the biggest privatisation deals of the past 25 years.”

After two years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has again held inspections in Hungary. A representative of the FSIS audited the monitoring system of Hungary’s animal-based food producers.

The Hungarian government has launched a campaign calling for Hungarians to consume more apples after a predicted record crop of 780-800,000 tons and the EU embargo against Russia. One of the oppositon parties have come up with alternative proposals.

The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture says direct effects of the Russian measures on Hungarian agricultural exports are negligible, and primarily cause actual difficulties only to enterprises that export exclusively or to a major extent to Russia.

Hungary is represented by producers, processors, traders, research institutions and consultants at the "Fruit Logistica" international exhibition and fair in Berlin, the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation (FruitVeB) announced.

The explosion of fodder prices resulted in tragic fate for tens of thousands of ducklings in two Hungarian counties as entrepreneurs raising ducks denied to receive them despite having ordered them weeks before.