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…
Ukraine in the first six months of 2018 imported 8,400 tons of pork, up 8-fold YoY. “In January-June Ukraine received 8,400 tons of fresh, chilled and frozen pork against 924 tons in the past year with an aggregate value of $15.4 million,” the Association of Ukrainian Pig Breeders reported. The major pork suppliers remain the…
Azerbaijan Hazelnut Producers and Exporters Association (AHPEA) intends to expand the geography of hazelnut exports on the European market, the association’s Chairman Ismayil Orujov declared. He said that last week Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) organized an export delegation to Switzerland, and about 12 Azerbaijani producers took part in it. “It is important…