Agriculture

Crops

Chili Produkt Develops Organic Insecticide

Chili Produkt, which produces and sells paprika and other spices, has wound up a project to develop a natural insecticide...

Crops

Farmers No Longer Exempt From EU Regulations on Crop Rotation

Next year, farmers will no longer be exempt from new EU regulations on crop rotation and the designation of non-productive...

Crops

New Agricultural Tenders Starting Next Year

The schedule has been prepared, the new agricultural and rural development tenders will start at the beginning of next year,...

Crops

Gyermelyi Invests HUF 3 bln in Silos

Hungarian pasta maker Gyermelyi inaugurated a HUF 3 billion grain silo investment at its base in Gyermely (about 31 km...

Weather

Rain and Wind Records Broken Friday

The record for the largest daily amount of rain was broken on Friday, the National Meteorological Service wrote on its...

Crops

Farmers Apply to Plant 50,000 Hectares of New Forest

Hungarian farmers have already applied to plant more than 50,000 hectares of new forest since the announcement of the National...

Crops

Apple Prices Rising due to Weaker Harvest

Many apple producers complain that they did not reach the average harvest this year because of the cooler and wetter...

Crops

Hungary Maize Harvest to Reach 5.3 mln Tonnes

Hungary's maize harvest is expected to reach 5.3 million tonnes this year, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday, citing the...

Crops

Farmers Expect Better Pear Harvest

Farmers expect this year's harvest will be better than last year's drought year, but will not reach the average level,...

Land

Nagisz Unit Completes HUF 5.9 bln Hog Farm

Hage, a unit of the Nagisz group, has completed a HUF 5.9 billion hog farm on the outskirts of Békéscsaba,...

Weather

Summer-like Weather Continuing This Week

The summer-like warm weather will continue this week with maximums of 25-30ºC (77-86ºF )according to the national, medium-term forecast of...

Land

Number of Farms Down 19% From 2020

There are around 196,000 farms in Hungary, down 19% from 2020, according to preliminary results from a survey of the...

Crops

Farmgate Prices Fall 16% in July

Farmgate prices in Hungary fell 16% year-on-year in July, dropping for the fourth month in a row, after climbing for...

Crops

Hungary Striving to Keep GMO-free

The Ministry of Agriculture reiterated Hungary's position on keeping the country free of genetically modified organisms in a statement issued...

Crops

Magyar Cukor to Refine Around 900,000 Tonnes of Sugar Beet

Magyar Cukor, owned by Austria's Agrana, expects to refine about 900,000 tonnes of sugar beet this year, sales and marketing...

Agriculture

Dairy Industry Faces Deepening Crisis

Hungary's dairy sector has reached a critical turning point in 2026, as profitability pressures, extreme price volatility, and changing consumer...

Weather

Nine-Year-Old Budapest Wind Record Broken on Monday

A wind gust of 92.9 km/h measured on János Hill early Monday set a new Budapest record for September 21,...

Weather

Hungary, Budapest Heat Records Broken on Wednesday

Hungary's and Budapest's early morning and the capital's daytime heat record were broken on Wednesday as a warm front preceded...

Weather

Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

Agriculture

Frost and Drought Devastate Hungary’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector is facing HUF 100–150 billion in weather-related losses as frost, drought and extreme heat drive...

Weather

Budapest Early-Morning Temperature Record Broken, Daily Record Matched on Tuesday

Budapest’s early-morning temperature was at a record high and earlier daily record was matched in the afternoon on Tuesday, the...

Weather

Budapest Hits 41.6 C as Hungary Breaks Multiple Heat and Wind Records

Several heat records, along with a wind-speed record, were broken Thursday, weather service HungaroMet said on Facebook, citing preliminary data....

Dairy Industry Faces Deepening Crisis

Hungary's dairy sector has reached a critical turning point in 2026, as profitability pressures, extreme price volatility, and changing consumer...

Nine-Year-Old Budapest Wind Record Broken on Monday

A wind gust of 92.9 km/h measured on János Hill early Monday set a new Budapest record for September 21,...

Hungary, Budapest Heat Records Broken on Wednesday

Hungary's and Budapest's early morning and the capital's daytime heat record were broken on Wednesday as a warm front preceded...

Danube Water Level Hits Record Low of 1 Centimeter at Budapest Gauge

The Danube’s water level fell to a historic low of 1 centimeter at the Budapest gauge on Tuesday amid drought...

Hungarian Agricultural Concentration Accelerates, 35,000 Farms Disappear in 3 Years

Hungary's agricultural sector has undergone rapid consolidation, with the number of agrarian farms dropping by 41% over the past 10...

Strong Winds Topple Trees, Damage Power Lines Across Hungary

Strong winds toppled trees and broke branches across several Hungarian counties on Saturday, damaging cars, buildings and utility lines, the...

August 2026 Was Hungary’s Hottest Month Since 1901

August 2026 was Hungary’s hottest month since 1901, with a national average temperature of 24.9 C, 3.7 C above the...

Budapest Heat Record Broken as Temperature Reaches 37.5 C

Budapest's heat record for Aug. 20 was broken Thursday afternoon after a temperature of 37.5 degrees Celsius was measured at...

Heatwave Returns to Hungary as Nationwide Alert Issued Through Sunday

Hot weather is set to return to Hungary once again, prompting the chief medical officer to issue a second-level heat...

Frost and Drought Devastate Hungary’s Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Hungary’s fruit and vegetable sector is facing HUF 100–150 billion in weather-related losses as frost, drought and extreme heat drive...

Budapest Early-Morning Temperature Record Broken, Daily Record Matched on Tuesday

Budapest’s early-morning temperature was at a record high and earlier daily record was matched in the afternoon on Tuesday, the...

Budapest Hits 41.6 C as Hungary Breaks Multiple Heat and Wind Records

Several heat records, along with a wind-speed record, were broken Thursday, weather service HungaroMet said on Facebook, citing preliminary data....

Heatwave Fuels Stubble, Forest and Scrub Fires Across Hungary

Firefighters were battling stubble, forest and scrub fires across four Hungarian counties Thursday as prolonged heat and drought continued to...

Hungary Battles Nearly 400 Outdoor Fires as Heat Records Fall Again

Firefighters have responded to nearly 400 outdoor fires across Hungary since the heat alert was declared July 30, as prolonged...