There is hardly any reason that would put the quality of Georgian wine production under the question mark, the National Wine Agency of Georgia responded to Russia’s recent warning on “strengthening control” over alcoholic drinks imported from Georgia. Coming in the wake of political tensions in Georgia following an appearance of Russian Sate Duma MP…
Ukraine’s State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service says Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have approved a veterinary certificate for shipments of milk and dairy products from Ukraine. “The respective authorities of Ukraine and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have approved an international veterinary certificate for exports of milk and dairy products…
The Georgian wine company Shilda was awarded the EU Sustainable Energy Award for the Eastern Partnership countries at an award ceremony in Brussels. Founded in 2014, the Shilda winery is located in Kakheti, the main area of wine growing in Georgia. Taking part in the Caucasus Energy Efficiency Program (Energycredit Georgia), supported by the European…
As of June 19, Ukrainian agrarians have harvested early grains and pulses throughout the areas of 79 thousand ha, and produced 229 thousand tons of the grains. The average yield totaled 2.91 ton/ha, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. Six regions only started the harvesting campaign of early grains, namely: Dnipropetrovsk,…
In 2018 “A’Spik Group” sugar refineries processed more than 436 thousand tons of sugar beet into 60 thousand tons of sugar. In particular, “Starokostiantynivtsukor” LLC processed 251.7 thousand tons of beets into 35.5 thousand tons of sugar. At the same time, “Shepetivka Sugar Refinery” PJSC processed 184.4 thousand tons of sugar beet into 24.6 thousand…
Winemakers and representatives of Georgian and French viticulture have gathered in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to discuss how to introduce modern technologies in winemaking. As part of the VINITECH innovative tour, wine professionals from Bordeaux, hub of the famed wine-growing region of France, are visiting Georgia and attending a conference to discuss new methods…
In May Ukrainian producers exported more than 40,000 tons of sugar, up by 30% YoY. Azerbaijan remained the main importer of Ukrainian sugar in May (29% of all deliveries). Significant volumes were shipped to Turkey and Tajikistan – 17% and 16% respectively. At the same time, 378,200 tons of sugar were exported in September through…