Ukraine boosted exports of poultry meat and offal to 184,600 tons January through July, up by 8.9% YoY. Today Ukraine ranks 7th in terms of exports of broiler meat among the countries that sell this product abroad, the press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food has said. The largest importers are Japan,…
During an extraordinary meeting, members of Ogre County Council supported creation of an egg and egg product plant in Madliena Parish, which had been picked by a Ukrainian investor as a location for the plant. The municipality has received an application from SIA Gallusman board chairman Arnis Veinbergs with information regarding the plans of Ukrainian…
As of September 13 Kostanay region has harvested only 1.7 million ha of grain crops, or about 43% of the total amount. 4,997 farm producers work in Kostanay region to sow 3,937,600 ha of cultivated area. More than 62,000 units of equipment are involved in reaping the harvest. The harvesting campaign is falling behind the…
Today the food industry of Ukraine covers nearly 90% of the domestic consumer market with the quality food products. Moreover, the industry plays an important role in the foreign trade, forming more than 50% of the turnover of the agricultural area of Ukraine, declared the deputy minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine on…
This year Russia has significantly increased imports of tomatoes to about 410,000 tons, up by 17% YoY. At the same time, Uzbekistan distinguished itself as one of the most significant contributions to the growth of supplies. The country increased the export of fresh tomatoes to Russia 3-fold in H1 2018. In the first six months…
In the first two months of the current season (July-August), Ukrainian yellow onion exports grew 17-fold YoY. In the first two months of the season 2018-2019 Ukrainian yellow onion exports grew almost 17-fold compared to the last year and totaled 5,700 tons. It was the largest onion export in recent seasons for this period of…
African swine fever (ASF) has devastated pig farming in Estonia. Only 14% of the number of farms in 2014 remains, says UK daily The Guardian, with small-holdings especially ravaged. Over the four years, the number of pig farms apparently has fallen from 920 to 125. By law, even one ASF case means the slaughter of…