AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSME Sentiment: K&H’s SME Confidence Index shows optimism has cooled in Q3: the score slipped 7 points to 6, after a historic Q2 rebound, with heatwaves/drought, energy risks around Paks, and weaker tourism weighing on firms. Tourism Split: Hungary’s hotel sector held steady over summer, but private and other accommodation types fell sharply; hotels kept guest nights near last year while total accommodation traffic dropped 5.8%, widening the performance gap. Paprika Under Pressure: AFP reports Hungarian paprika producers are fighting Europe’s driest summer and squeezed by imports; the cultivated area has shrunk dramatically since the 1970s, while climate stress and cost pressure threaten remaining small growers. EU Budget Fight: Seventeen EU leaders, including Hungary, urged Ireland’s EU presidency to protect CAP and Cohesion funding in the next MFF, warning deeper cuts would weaken the bloc rather than modernize it. Grain Logistics Reality Check: Poland and Romania say they can’t expand help for Ukraine’s grain exports via Europe amid the Black Sea blockade, citing local farmer concerns and the scale of the logistics gap.
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