The regulatory framework for the control of quick-frozen food intended for human consumption has been improved and aligned with EU requirements. The decision was taken by the Government on January 10. The main objective of the new changes is to adjust temperature monitoring procedures in transport vehicles and in storage areas for quick-frozen foods. Thus,…
Lithuania and Latvia have overtaken Belgium and the Czech Republic in the list of the largest beer exporters to Russia. Germany was the biggest beer exporter to Russia in both 2022 and 2023, accounting for more than two-thirds of all beer exports to the country. Germany was followed by Lithuania, which accounted for just over…
The State Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets in Bulgaria has reported a noteworthy 0.27% decline in the wholesale food price index over a span of two weeks, settling at 2.246 points compared to the pre-holiday figure of 2.252 points. Tracking back to the beginning of 2023, the food price index stood at 2.316…
The poultry industry is grappling with a major concern: the relabelling of imported eggs and chicken meat, raising issues of authenticity and traceability within Bulgaria. Daniel Bozhankov, head of the Association of Industrial Poultry Breeding, highlighted this ongoing problem, stating that imported products were often repackaged and falsely presented as Bulgarian in the market network.…
Sparkling wines of producers from the Republic of Moldova were included in the top ten positions at the 21st edition of the international competition for the best sparkling wines in the world, Effervescents du Monde 2023. Thus, the Moldovan wines obtained five gold medals out of 80 awarded. At the same time, liqueurs made in…
President Maia Sandu met a group of cereals producers on December 4. According to the presidential press service, the head of state said that the state must be with the farmers on this complicated period. She emphasized the important support provided to the agricultural sector in the last year, including the subsidies worth 1.9 billion…
Sought for quality and special taste, Moldovan fruits are more and more in demand on the EU market. This is reflected in the export figures of the first 10 months of the year, presented on December 4 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA). “While in 2021 around 75 tons of cherries were…