Agriculture

Weather

EU cereal harvest estimated to rise slightly this year

Cereal harvest in the European Union will rise slightly this year but remain below the average of the last five...

Weather

Intervention corn freed up – Hungary

The EU has removed its ban on the sale of remaining corn reserves for sale to domestic buyers....

Weather

Europe heat toll rises to 22, floods in w.- Europe

Extreme weather hit Europe yesterday as the death toll from a heat wave in Romania, Austria and Bulgaria rose to...

Weather

Hungary’s wheat yields lower than expected in 2007

The Agriculture Ministry expects wheat yields at an average 3.6 tons per hectare this year, rather below the 3.8% per...

Land

First Hungarian petrol station providing E85 – biofuel

The first petrol station in Hungary to offer an alcohol fuel mixture will open July 9 in north-west Hungary, business...

Weather

New bio-fuel factory in Hungary, Almásfüzitő

An American entrepreneur plans to build a second-generation bio-fuel plant in Almásfüzitő (North Hungary), managing director of Iverg Consulting Kft,...

Weather

China to stick to strict energy-saving, environment-protection plans

The Chinese government has reiterated its intention to meet strict energy efficiency and pollutant reduction targets, which it failed last...

Weather

Russia knows how to prevent global warming – academic

Russian scientists have found a way to prevent global warming of the Earth, the director of the Global Climate and...

Land

Cargill to produce ethanol in Germany

Cargill is expanding its wheat processing operations in Barby, Germany, to include the production of bioethanol. The existing plant in...

Weather

Petrom will invest over €1 billion in two refineries

Romanian company Petrom will invest €1,2 billion in the modernization of Petrobrazi and Arpechim refineries, the Romanian Rompres agency informed....

Crops

Over 1.2 million Romanian farmers request subsidies

Since March 1 over 1.2 million Romanian farmers have submitted requests for EU subsidies for their farming land by the...

Weather

Forecast shows fruit harvest to be halved by frost

Frost in late April and early May has seriously damaged most of Hungary's orchards and latest estimates show that the...

Land

Japan, after other countries, is closing the biofuel gap

Japan is lagging behind several other countries in developing liquid biofuels that serve as alternatives for fossil fuels such as...

Weather

Hungary needs more potatoes

The current harvesting of potatoes is reduced in a 25% due to bad weather conditions....

Weather

Would bioethanol be “third pillar” of Hungary’s crop-farming sector

Bioethanol should become the third pillar of Hungary's crop farming sector after food and animal feed, Minister of Agriculture József...

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...