Prices of foodstuff in Ukraine changed in August, in particular, prices of meat and sausages went up, while those of vegetables from Ukraine’s so-called “borsch set” and certain cereals went down. Onions in August fell in price by 15% YoY and by 8% MoM, to UAH 7.50 ($0.27) per kilogram, according to data from the…
In the first half-year of 2020, a total of 23.346 million liters of alcoholic beverages (aside from beer) was produced in Latvia, down by 8.9% YoY, according to information from the State Revenue Service (VID). Additionally, small alcoholic beverage producers with valid licenses issued under beneficial conditions produced 35,000 liters of alcoholic beverages in the…
Kazakhstan plans to increase farmed fish production to 9 thousand tons. Addressing a government session, Kazakh PM Askar Mamin noted that fishery had a great potential in the country and had been demonstrating a dynamic upward trend. According to him, the country seeks to increase farmed fish production to 9 thousand tons this year, which…
The renewal of the Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine next year can give a new impetus to the development of the Ukrainian honey industry, strengthen the country’s position in the EU market, and reduce its dependence on the supply of Chinese honey, which now forms about 40% of the total supplies in…
According to the Committee on Statistics of Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan, as of August 1 the stocks of grains and pulses declined to 2.957 million tons compared to 3.35 million tons in July, including in agricultural organizations – from 964.2 thousand tons to 844.6 thousand tons. In particular, as of the beginning of…
In MY 2019-2020 Ukraine decreased flour output by 6.2%. Bread and bakery products manufacture fell by 13.2%, macaroni products – by 2.8%, bran – by 3.3%, while hulled, half-hulled or crushed rice – by 8.4%. At the same time, production of groats and coarse flour from oats, corn, rice, rye and barley increased by 13.7%.…
According to the Committee on Statistics at Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the country increased the export of sunflower meal to 64 thousand tons over the 10 months of 2019-2020 MY, 2-fold YoY. Particularly, the export of sunflower meal to Uzbekistan (the key importer) almost tripled to 30 thousand tons. The…