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…
One of the farm households of Abai district, Karaganda region, started growing sweet sorgo sowing over 100 ha of field for the first time ever, the regional administration’s press service said. Sweet sorghum with stalks having high sugar content can be used to produce biofuel, foods and cattle fodder. “We have started harvesting of the…
German company Bayer has opened a modern factory for production of seeds of agricultural crops in Zhytomyr region, northwestern Ukraine. “The Bayer company has opened a new modern factory for the production of seeds of agricultural crops in Zhytomyr region. The company has created 85 permanent and 220 seasonal jobs for Ukrainians,” President of Ukraine…
Papa John’s Pizza, Baskin Robbins and Domino’s Pizza are eager to enter the Armenian market, according to a press release from the U.S. embassy in Armenia. The Embassy and the U.S. Commercial Service in Moscow, in partnership with IDBank, organized a one-day conference focused on franchise business opportunities. The event is part of an ongoing…