Producers associated with the Slovak Association of Bakers, Confectioners and Pasta Makers (SZPCC) have categorically rejected any addition of insect-based products to their products. They have declared that they will not manufacture products containing such ingredients, even if requested by retail chains. The decision was confirmed in a joint resolution agreed at the association’s general…
What starts as a grandmother’s recipe and a love for baking can quickly turn into something much less wholesome. Across Slovakia, the underground trade in homemade cakes and pastries is thriving, particularly in the run-up to holidays like Easter, according to the regional news website My Zilina. While these self-styled artisanal bakers market their goods…
The United States is showing interest in importing eggs from Lithuania, the daily Verslo Zinios reports. Bird flu in the US has sent egg prices soaring. According to the head of the Lithuanian Poultry Association Gytis Kauzonas, the US embassy in Warsaw has asked for information on possible exports, and a meeting has been held…
Restaurant and hotel industry representatives in Bulgaria are escalating their protests against the planned increase in VAT for the sector, warning of rising prices, business closures and a return to the gray economy. They argue that while European countries are reducing VAT rates to support the hospitality industry, Bulgaria is moving in the opposite direction,…
In the Mykolaiv region, 90% of winter crops successfully endured the winter, while 10% are reported to be in a weakened or thinned condition, Olena Piskun, Director of the Agricultural Sector Department at the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, has said. “Last autumn, we laid a strong foundation for this year’s harvest by sowing 665,000 hectares…
On March 13, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with a Turkish government delegation, including Minister of Trade Omer Bolat and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ibrahim Yumakli. The parties discussed deepening economic cooperation and increasing trade between the two countries. The Head of the Ukrainian Government stressed that after the entry into force…
The representatives of the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry have held a meeting with a delegation of the global humanitarian aid organization, Mercy Corps, to discuss further cooperation, namely grant assistance to agricultural producers. The relevant statement was made by the ministry’s press service. The Agrarian Policy and Food Deputy Minister Oksana Osmachko expressed…