In the first half of 2018, Ukrainian honey exports decreased by 43% YoY. “They totaled almost 17,000 tons worth $37 million,” Ann Burka, consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), posted on her Facebook page. According to FAO’s data for last year, Ukraine became one of the world’s three leading…
Uzbekistan intends to supply to China about 20,000 tons of high-quality cherries in the next season. The representative for the coordination of the export of agricultural products in the framework of cooperation of Uzbekistan-China Dilshod Mullabaev held talks with employees of the quarantine service and the General Administration of Customs Authorities about the results of…
Georgian wine variety Saperavi Khashmi has been added to the list of protected Georgian appellation wines. “This decision indicates the diversity of Georgian wine and its varietal richness, which is especially important in terms of the popularization of Georgian wine and the growth of export potential”, read the press release published by the Georgian National…
Belarus intends to sell beef and poultry meat to the United Arab Emirates. The statement was made by Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Igor Brylo after negotiations with Director General of the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) Abdulla Al Maeeni. Igor Brylo said: “Belarus intends to sell dairy products, beef, and poultry…
Since June Uzbekistan has begun exporting fresh fruit to India. Uzbekistan will export sweet cherries and apricots to the markets of Delhi for the first time. Uzbekistan also plans to start exporting other types of fresh and dried fruit and vegetables to India in 2018. By July 8, Uzbekistan has exported sweet cherry worth over…
Ukraine exported 67,600 tons of sugar in June of the current marketing year (2017-2018 MY, September through August), up by 25% MoM, the National Association of Sugar Producers, Ukrtsukor, has reported. “Large batches of sugar in June were shipped to Uzbekistan (51%) and Libya (35%), while smaller batches were exported to Azerbaijan (5%), Armenia and…
Warmer-than-usual weather was observed in the country on July 2-8. The average weekly air temperature was 0.5-1.5 degrees C above normal, at +20-22 C. Precipitation occurred late in the week, being unevenly distributed over the country. Its rates totaled mostly 1-10 mm (5-55% of weekly normal), even 17-38 mm (100-250% of weekly normal) in some…