Georgia exported 38.2 million bottles of wine to 48 countries in the first six months of 2018, announces the Georgian National Wine Agency. In January-June Georgia generated about $90.3 million from the sale of wine abroad. Revenue increased by 28% YoY, while the volume of exports increased by 21%, said the Georgian National Wine Agency.…
AVK confectionery company has launched exports to Malaysia. “We have already handled the first three deliveries of sweets and are working on new orders,” AVK Deputy Director General for Strategic Development Andriy Radchuk declared. As reported, the first 50 tons of Ukrainian sweets have already been supplied to Malaysia. Radchuk says the company plans to…
The production of vodka declined by 45% YoY in January-May. According to information provided by the National Statistical Service, that of whiskey has also decreased (-43%). The production of brandy and champagne was down by 10% and 5%, respectively. Meanwhile, more liquor, wine and beer were produced in the first five months of 2018. (PanARMENIAN/Business…
As of June 25, harvesting was already in progress in most of the Steppe zone of Ukraine. The average yields there are lower than last year; the harvest areas are comparable with 2017. On average, winter barley and winter wheat yields are down by 3% and 5%, respectively. For now, only Odesa region shows higher…
The agriculture ministers of Russia and Belarus will meet in Moscow on July 2 to discuss the supplies of Belarus dairy products to Russia. Head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert met with Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister, Director of the ministry’s Veterinary and Food Surveillance Department Ivan Smilgin in Moscow on June 27. The parties…
Ukraine produced 42.8 thousand tons of ice cream in January-May, up by 1.7% YoY, Ihor Bartkovsky, the president of the Ice Cream and Frozen Foods association of Ukrainian producers, said. “In January-May the production of ice cream in Ukraine amounted to 42.8 thousand tons – an increase of 1.7%. Over the reporting period 2.9 thousand…
A Georgian wine tasting “Georgian Wine Roadshow” event was held in Glasgow, Scotland and Manchester, England on June 18-19, the Embassy of Georgia to the United Kingdom announced. The wine tasting events, where 30 different varieties of Georgian wine were presented, were organized by Georgian Wine UK. The guests also had the opportunity to taste…