Kazakhstan exported 162 thousand tons of flour in May, up by 18% MoM (137.5 thousand tons), but down by 2% YoY (165 thousand tons). In total, Kazakh flour exports in MY 2017-2018 (September-May) were up by 4% YoY, at 1.8 million tons. The biggest importers of flour from Kazakhstan are its neighbors Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.…
In the first half of 2018 the Republic of Belarus sharply reduced the export of dairy products to the Russian Federation, according to the National Statistic Committee of Belarus (Belstat). The main reason for the decline in exports was the decline in the supply of condensed milk and milk powder to Russia. At the same…
Turkmen commercial company Ferhar is expecting its first harvest of bananas, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan said in a message on August 20. A greenhouse with a height of 8.6 meters was built on an area of one hectare in Sakarchage district of Turkmenistan’s Mary region. The seedlings were imported from Turkey.…
Ukrainian acting Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Maxim Martynyuk has called for more trade relations with Iran in various spheres, particularly between the food industries. Martynyuk, at a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Kiev Mohammad Beheshti, said that Ukraine saw Iran not only as an important partner, but also as a main regional country.…
Meat production in Ukraine in January-June totaled 1.78 million tons (live weight), down by 0.3% YoY. Milk production in the country in H1 declined by 2%, to 6 million, while egg production grew by 2.6%, to 9.65 billion eggs, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said. The data excluded reports from temporarily occupied areas in…
Members of Saeima’s Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee supported amendments to the Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law, stating that small breweries would be allowed to use products grown only in Latvia. With amendments it is planned to define that small breweries are private persons or businessmen that produce wine, fermented beverages, and other…
Ukraine exported honey worth $133.7 million last year, according to First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister for Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv. In a post on his Facebook page, he wrote: “Currently, Ukrainian honey remains a favorite product both in Ukraine and abroad. In 2017 Ukraine exported honey worth $133.7 million, up by $36.4…