CobbSasso 150 Breaks New Ground in Hungary
HUNGARY - Hungary has become the latest country to take up the CobbSasso 150, the product aimed at the 'certified' and 'intermediate' sectors of the chicken market.

Aviagen's Training Programme Continues
HUNGARY - Aviagen Kft, Aviagen's Hungarian business unit, has organised a series of road shows throughout the country.

Cobb Germany Brings Together Key Hungarian Players
HUNGARY - Cobb Germany brings together key players in Hungarian broiler industry at the company's first seminar in Hungary last month.

Poultry Specialist Joins Pas Reform in Hungary
HUNGARY - Hungarian poultry specialist, Dr László Korösi has been appointed to represent Pas Reform as the Dutch hatchery technology company expands further into Eastern Europe.

Hungarian Companies to Cut Workforce
HUNGARY - Two meat and poultry firms are to slash hundreds of staff.

New Meat Plant in Kapuvar
HUNGARY - Meat company, Kapuvari Hus, has opened in a new meat processing plant.

Biosecurity in Focus at Salmonella Seminar in Hungary
HUNGARY - Aviagen Kft, part of Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, recently teamed up with the Hungarian Poultry Product Board, the Central Agricultural Office of Animal Health and the Animal Welfare Directorate in Budapest to hold...

Zalabaromfi Plant to Close
HUNGARY - Poultry processor Zalabaromfi is closing a plant.

Future for Foie Gras?
HUNGARY - The future of Hungarian foie gras production from geese now depends on whether customers' sensitivities or gourmet tastes will prevail in the war over animal rights.

Hungarian Price Index Drops Again
HUNGARY - Agricultural producer prices rose by 12.3 per cent year-on- year (yr/yr) in July, which means agri PPI has been gradually easing since March.

Hungerit Stops Goose Liver Enterprise
HUNGARY - Hungerit, one of the country's biggest poultry companies, has halted production of fattened goose products under pressure from Austrian animal rights organisation, Four Paws.

Hungarian Poultry Processor Under Pressure
HUNGARY - Poultry processor Hungerit Zrt. may be forced to cut staff by more than 10% this year as the result of high feed prices, the strong forint (HUF) and a campaign by an animal rights group.

Aviagen Kft Continues to Invest in Hungary
HUNGARY - Aviagen Kft, part of the Aviagen Group, recently celebrated the opening of its latest grandparent farm, Ásványráró, situated in north-west Hungary. Over 120 people from Aviagen Kft's customer base in Hungary and surrounding countries, as well...

Feather Shortage Leaves Pillow Makers Flat
HUNGARY - A good night's sleep on luxury Hungarian down pillows is likely to become a rarer experience as Hungary's poultry sector declines in the face of mounting problems.

EU Expansion On The Menu In Hungary
HUNGARY - Aviagen Kft, part of the Aviagen Group, recently held its annual Central European Customer Seminar at Lake Balaton, Hungary. Nearly 200 delegates from across the region attended the two-day event and enjoyed a varied and interesting business...

Ross 2007 Eastern European Flock Award winners
HUNGARY - Aviagen announces Ross 2007 Eastern European Flock Award winners.

Hungarians World Leaders In Egg Eating
HUNGARY - Hungarians, with consumption of 300 eggs per person a year, are among world leaders in egg eating, the national poultry organization in Budapest said.

Hubbard Establishes JV For New GP Operation In Hungary
HUNGARY - Hubbard has signed an agreement with ABONA kft to establish a local Joint company called "AGRABONA kft" which will be producing and distributing the Hubbard FLEX breeders in Hungary.

Hungary Poultry Ban Lifted In Hong Kong
HUNGARY - The Centre for Food Safety has resumed processing applications for importing poultry and poultry products from Hungary.

Hungry Market For Hungary's Poultry
HUNGARY - The agricultural producer prices rose by 11.6% year on year in February, falling from a growth of 14.3% in January, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported on Thursday. The KSH detected a 13.1% increase in the January-February period....

Highly pathogenic avian influenza In Hungary
This is a followup report (No 1) from OIE on the outbreak of Avian Influenza in Hungary.

Vets to get results on Hungarian-bound turkey meat
HUNGARY - Vets will receive the results today of tests on meat transported from the UK to Hungary after the British bird flu outbreak, according to reports.

Hungary deals with Bird Flu and Swine Fever
HUNGARY - The Agricultural Ministry last Wednesday confirmed that the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus has once more been discovered in Hungary, the first time the disease has been detected in the European Union since August 2006.

Aviagen Strengthens Central and Eastern European Team
HUNGARY - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, is underlining its commitment to the expanding Central and Eastern European poultry industry with two key appointments: Nick Spenceley becomes General Manager of Aviagen's subsidiary company...

Hungarian Farm gate prices increase 10%
HUNGARY - Farm gate prices in Hungary rose 9.9% year-on-year in January-October, 2006, with crop prices increasing 16.5% and livestock and animal product prices increasing 3.9%, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported on Wednesday.