Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, discussed international food safety at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture ministerial in Berlin between January 18 and 21. Bringing together up to 90 agriculture ministers and hundreds of representatives from international organisations, the event highlighted causes of the global food security crisis. Naming…
Ukraine exported 3.1 million tons of corn in December 2022 that was a record monthly volume since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. It was up by 21% MoM, but down by 38% YoY. China was the main destination for Ukrainian corn in December 2022. It imported 839.4 thousand tons of corn or 27% of…
Five sugar factories of Vinnytsia region finished the production season, the head of Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration, Serhii Borzov, announced on Facebook. He noted that the enterprises processed 2.4 million tons of raw materials, produced 360.1 thousand tons of sugar – almost as much as last season – 363.5 thousand tons. “The region has maintained…
The first container with Moldovan apples from the 2022 harvest has arrived in India and another four ones will reach the destination in the end of this month, due to the joint efforts of the cabinet, exporters of fruits and development partners. The container crossed more than 7,500 km by sea and reached the destination…
Moldovan apple producers will benefit on January 16-28 from free consulting on creation of marketing cooperatives from a volunteer of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Farmer-to-Farmer Program, implemented by CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture) Moldova. USAID volunteer Bruce Bailey has extensive experience in agricultural development and food security in a number of…
On January 13, 11 vessels with 313,500 tons of agricultural products left the ports of Greater Odesa. Three bulk carriers are heading to African countries at once. Bulk carrier Lady Litel with 31,000 tons of wheat – for Libya, bulk carrier East Wind 1 with 25,000 tons – for Tunisia and bulk carrier Lady Hatice…
In times of war, the agricultural sector has become the basis of Ukrainian exports and, accordingly, the guarantor of foreign exchange earnings from trade. Four of the top 5 positions of goods that Ukraine sold last year were food and agricultural products. The agrarian part last year amounted to 53% of total exports. The total…