Ukrainian honey exports have dropped by 40% this year. “In the first nine months of 2018 honey exports decreased by 40% compared with the corresponding period last year and totaled 27,800 tons or $57.4 million,” national consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), market analyst Ann Burka posted on Facebook.…
Kyrgyzstan lifted restrictions on the import of poultry and poultry products from Kazakhstan, the State Inspectorate for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Safety of the Kyrgyz Republic reported. The ban was lifted on the basis of confirmation by Kazakhstan of the results of laboratory tests of the National Reference Center for Veterinary Medicine on the stabilization of…
A Chinese investor intends to start production of juice extract of licorice, grown in Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic. The Autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan is the region where the most licorice plants are grown. About 70% of the products from this plant are exported, especially to China, and the demand for it on the world market is…
In January-September 12 billion 484 million eggs were produced in Ukraine, showing a 3.1% growth compared with the same period of 2017. The relevant report was published by the press service of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In January-September the production of eggs increased by 5.3% at the agricultural enterprises and by 0.9% at…
Dairy food exports from Ukraine in September shrank by 40% YoY, to $18.3 million, which was the lowest rate ever reported. “A significant drop in the prices of creamery butter and powdered milk on the world market led to the fact that Ukraine had the lowest export revenue from the sale of dairy products in…
Beekeeping, perhaps one of the most environmentally friendly types of agriculture, is vibrant and flourishing in Azerbaijan, and the industry almost doubled over the last eight years. Recent researches show that the products of the beekeeping industry have a significant demand both inside the country and abroad. Thus, head of the public relations and information…
Eggs from all Sanlind farms have been infected with salmonella, according to the Veterinary and Food Board (VTA). Salmonella had been detected at two of the Valga company’s farms. Now the VTA says output from all Sanlind OU has been infected, including eggs already purchased from stores. The VTA stated the possible contamination concerns Sanlind…