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The government banned the import of Hungarian pork and pork products on the 7th. This is a measure taken after a positive case of foot-and-mouth disease was found at a small farm in the northern Hungarian province of Kisbaïc. It is the first time in 52 years since 1973 that foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Hungary. Since the first case in Germany on January 10 this year, there have been two cases in Europe.

According to information received from the Eastern Black Sea Exporters' Association (DKİB), 187,172 tons of hazelnuts worth 1 billion 519 million 427 thousand dollars were exported in the first half of the hazelnut export season, which started in September 2024.

A research team in Germany has discovered pea yellow necrosis virus (PNYDV) in chickpeas for the first time—a virus already known to infect other legumes, such as peas, where it can cause significant yield losses.