Thirteen Georgian wine companies have made quite an impression at the leading industry event for wine and spirits professionals in the Asia-Pacific, Vinexpo Hong Kong, which was held on May 29-31. The three-day show featured meetings, new products and networking opportunities for importers, distributors, producers, sommeliers and merchants from around the world, including Georgia. As…
Belarus plans to supply more than 3.5 million tons of milk to Russia before the end of 2018. The amount is envisaged in the Union State food balance sheets, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, said. “Belarus and Russia have finalized the Union…
Belarus has sent the first commercial batch of beef to China, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Central Office for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, declared. “A few days ago we sent the first container with beef using the Silk Road railway route to China. This is the result of hard…
To date, US and Ukrainian corn are the most competitive products on the Chinese and other markets, but the absence of GM content is the major advantage of the latter, declared the Deputy of Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Viktor Sheremeta. According to the official, Ukraine produces corn hybrids, but not GM-corn.…
In January-April Ukrainian sugar confectionery production totaled 22 thousand tons, down by 3.1% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. According to the data, in April 5.5 thousand tons of sugar confectionery products were produced, down by 10.8% MoM and by 2.3% YoY. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)
Production of vodka of an alcoholic strength by volume of 45.4% in Ukraine in January-April fell by 20.2% YoY, to 3.7 million deciliters, and brandy output dropped by 9.6%, to 591,000 decaliters. Vodka production in April was 1 million decaliters, up by 4.4% MoM and by 50.1% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said.…
Belarus is ready to increase meat and milk supplies to China, Belarus’ Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov said. “China is the world’s largest food importer. Experts predict the further growth of the Chinese meat and dairy market. Belarus is ready to offer high-quality and eco-friendly products to Chinese consumers,” Andrei Kobyakov said. China has been actively…