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Farmgate Prices Climb 53% in August 

Farmgate prices in Hungary rose 52.9% year-on-year in August, accelerating from a 50.7% increase in the previous month, state news...

Crops

Hungarian Feed Companies Look to Ukraine for Maize Amid Shortage

Hungarian feed and manufacturing companies are buying maize from Ukraine amid a local shortage caused by the summer drought, state...

Crops

Drought Reduces Wheat Crop by 21%

Hungary's wheat harvest fell 21% to 4.2 million tonnes this year because of drought, state news wire MTI reports, citing...

Crops

AgMin Official Warns EC Proposals Would Cut Farm Output

Proposals by the European Commission to extend environmental regulations to mid-sized livestock farms and roll out a 50%, across-the-board reduction...

Crops

Plum Harvest Good Considering Extreme Weather

This year's plum harvest is expected at around 50,000-60,000 tonnes, just under the average, in spite of spring frost and...

Land

V4 Ag Chambers Call for Rethink of ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy

Agriculture chambers of the Visegrád Group - Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia - called on the European Commission...

Crops

Farmgate Prices Climb 51% in July

Farmgate prices in Hungary rose 50.7% year-on-year in July, accelerating from a 48.3% increase in the previous month, data released...

Weather

Insurers Pay out Nearly HUF 7.5 bln on Storm Damage Claims

Hungarian insurers paid out almost HUF 7.5 billion on claims for storm damages in May-August, the Hungarian Insurance Association (MABISZ)...

Land

Agmin Announces Tender for Small, State-Owned Parcels of Land

The Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday announced the launch of a tender for the sale of several thousand parcels of state-owned...

Weather

Hungary Records Hottest Summer Since 1901

Hungary reported 2022 as the hottest summer in 121 years of records, with median temperatures reaching 22.8°C (73.04°F), two degrees...

Weather

Drought Drying out Fishing Lakes 

Among the more than 2,200 registered fishing water areas and hundreds of fish ponds registered in the country, over two-thirds...

Crops

Drought Declared Across the Country

The Minister of Agriculture announced that there is currently a drought across the whole of Hungary, the Ministry of Agriculture...

Crops

Larger Peach Crop Returns After 2-Year Absence

After two years, larger quantities of peaches were again produced in Hungary, according to business daily Világgazdaság....

Crops

Egg Farmers to Raise Prices From September

Hungarian egg farmers will raise their producer prices by net HUF 10 per egg from September because of higher input...

Crops

Hungarian Agriculture can Supply Population

Hungarian agriculture can supply the population with high-quality food, producing excellent raw materials for the developing food industry that increases...

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...