Ukraine: flour production down in 2019-2020

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%.…

Latvia: retail trade up in June 2020

In June, retail trade size in Latvia, when compared to the same month of 2019, increased by 4.6%, which was higher than the average in the European Union, according to data compiled and published by Eurostat for 24 member states. When compared to the same month of 2019, a more rapid retail trade growth was…