One of the farm households of Abai district, Karaganda region, started growing sweet sorgo sowing over 100 ha of field for the first time ever, the regional administration’s press service said. Sweet sorghum with stalks having high sugar content can be used to produce biofuel, foods and cattle fodder. “We have started harvesting of the…
German company Bayer has opened a modern factory for production of seeds of agricultural crops in Zhytomyr region, northwestern Ukraine. “The Bayer company has opened a new modern factory for the production of seeds of agricultural crops in Zhytomyr region. The company has created 85 permanent and 220 seasonal jobs for Ukrainians,” President of Ukraine…
Papa John’s Pizza, Baskin Robbins and Domino’s Pizza are eager to enter the Armenian market, according to a press release from the U.S. embassy in Armenia. The Embassy and the U.S. Commercial Service in Moscow, in partnership with IDBank, organized a one-day conference focused on franchise business opportunities. The event is part of an ongoing…
Enterprises affiliated with the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry increased dairy export to China 5.6-fold YoY in January-July, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, declared. “In January-July Belarus’ farm export to China totaled $23.3 million, up 4.2-fold. Dairy was the biggest contributor. In…
The state enterprise “Berdiansk Commercial Sea Port” upgraded its material and technical base and introduced a new technology for grain handling. The state port operator purchased two ship loaders, one of which is already operating. The new equipment allows loading about 300 tons of grain per hour. The introduction of new technologies should provide stable…
The 2018 grape harvest is in full swing in Georgia’s wine region of Kakheti. This will be the first grape harvest in the last 10 years that has not been subsidized by the state. Diversified markets, increased wine exports and the number of enterprises on the market gives firm reasons to believe that the grape…
Prices of vegetables, milk, cheese and eggs have increased in Georgia, according to the latest inflation data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). In August the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.5%, contributing 0.44% to the annual inflation. Prices increased for the following subgroups: vegetables – by 16.4% and milk,…