Kazakhstan exported 1.2 million tons of flour in September-March 2018-2019, down by 21% YoY and the lowest volume in three years. Afghanistan is the biggest importer with its market share reaching 67%. Growth in exports is registered to China (+272%) and Tajikistan (+59%). A decrease in shipments is observed to Afghanistan (-20%), Uzbekistan (-33%) and…
The Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) said farmers in January-Apri boosted poultry meat exports by 40% YoY, to 135,800 tons worth $199.2 million. Major buyers of Ukrainian poultry meat were Saudi Arabia (shipments worth $54.7 million) with a 27.4% share in the total export structure, the Netherlands ($33.1 million, 16.6%), and Slovakia ($20 million, 10%).…
The People’s Republic of China is ready to revise the phytosanitary requirements for Ukrainian barley and abolish the inspection of pest-free places, introduced earlier because of dwarf bunt quarantine in Ukraine. This move will facilitate exports of Ukrainian barley to China, the press service of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) said on Facebook following a…
Azerbaijan exported 7,060 tons of hazelnuts worth $38.37 million in the first quarter of 2019. Compared to the same period last year, exports in quantitative terms increased by 57.3%, and in value – by 61.8%. The major importers of local hazelnut were Russia, Italy and Germany. In particular, in January-March as many as 3,213 tons…
The Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA) says prices of greenhouse vegetables, namely cucumbers and tomatoes, have dropped by 20% over the past week. “The decline in prices is associated with improved weather conditions and large supply on the market. Now the prices of cucumbers on wholesale markets are about UAH 15-20 ($0.57-$0.76) per kilogram,” the Association…
In the current year, the harvest of sunflower seed in Ukraine will total nearly 13.36 million tons, down by 5.7% YoY, while the harvest of soybeans will grow by 5.1%, to 4.703 million tons, reported the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB). It was noted that the harvest of rapeseed was forecast at the level of…
In January-April, Tajikistan imported 19.8 thousand tons of flour valued at $4.7 million, up by 10 thousand tons YoY, reported the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Also, in the reporting period the country increased the imports of wheat by 81 thousand tons. Tajikistan imported 376.4 thousand tons of wheat at $73.4 million. According to…