Pork bought by Ukraine abroad in the first two months of 2019 was estimated at $7.9 million. Pork imports over the period under review totaled 4,300 tons. Poland was a major supplier of pork to Ukraine: pork worth $4.7 million was bought there. Germany ranks second. In January-February, Ukraine imported pork from Germany to the…
While no such correlation applies to excise duty on tobacco, increasing the excise duty on alcohol would reduce Estonia’s excise revenue, it appears from the results of an analysis commissioned by the Ministry of Finance and conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisors (PwC). PwC’s analysis highlights that when making changes to excise duty policy, the state has…
Ukraine’s large and medium-sized plants produced 8.6 thousand tons of mayonnaise in January, up by 1.2% YoY (8.5 thousand tons). In addition, its output hit a three-year high. Taking into account that the Ukrainian mayonnaise market is focused on the domestic consumer, no substantial production growth can be expected now. The market is saturated with…
The State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection has received from Hong Kong the requirements for fish and seafood exports. “The State Service received from the competent agency of Hong Kong (Food and Environmental Hygiene Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) the requirements for fish and seafood…
Akmola region has sent the first batch of beef to Iran. “Astana Agroproduct LLP, situated in Korgalzhyn district, Akmola region, for the first time ever has concluded a contract to deliver meat products to Iran. The company’s meat products conform to the highest Halal standards,” Deputy Governor of Akmola region Marat Igaliyev said. Another batch…
Georgia exported about 12.2 million bottles of wine to 32 countries in January-February, up by 13% YoY, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency. In February Georgia generated $30 million from the sale of wine abroad, up by 21%. The top five countries that imported the most bottles of Georgian wine in January-February were: Russia –…
An international wine competition judged exclusively by Japanese female wine specialists has awarded Georgian wine the competition’s highest award, the Diamond Trophy. The winner of the sixth Sakura competition highest award was a Kisi 2017 of the wine company Vaziani Winery. Kisi 2017 was also the winner of the Double Gold award in the Sakura…