In 2017 Azerbaijan imported rice at the sum of $36 million, declared the Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan, Heydar Asadov. According to the announcement, last year agrarians of Azerbaijan harvested 15.9 thousand tons of rice throughout the areas of 5.1 thousand ha, with the average yield at 3.11 ton/ha. The annual demand for rice in…
Ukrainian sugar refineries have completed the current sugar production season, having produced 2.14 million tons of sugar since its launch on August 30, 2017, up by 6.5% YoY. “The production season is over. Forty-six sugar refineries have produced 2.14 million tons of sugar. Noteworthy, the increase in sugar output could be even greater, but the…
Belarusian foods are showcased during the international expo of agricultural products, food, and beverages Gulfood 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported. A Belarusian pavilion was arranged with assistance of the Embassy of Belarus in the UAE. It features products made by a number of…
Agroliga Group is completing the construction of an oil extraction plant in the town settlement of Nova Vodolaga (Kharkiv region). The launch of the plant is scheduled for Q1. The claimed range of oilseed crushing volumes varies within 100-180 KMT with no additional investment in equipment. If minor investment is attracted, this capacity could be…
Wheat crops take up more than 700,000 hectares of agricultural areas in Turkmenistan. Vegetation watering was carried out. Additional mineral fertilizing of soil will be done closer to spring. Seeds of high-yield wheat were being used during the sowing. Measures to protect winter crops against pests and diseases are being taken. About 1 million tons…
Ukraine imports 80% of the consumed fish, according to First Deputy Agrarian Policy Minister Maksym Martyniuk. He stated that Ukraine had huge potential for import substitution. “We need to develop the production of aquaculture: once the fish is produced in Ukraine and sold for the Ukrainian hryvnia, then poachers, who now receive fish for free…
Slutsk Yeast Plant plans to reach the full capacity in 2019, Chairman of Belgospishcheprom Concern Alexander Zabello reported to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. “We launched the plant on June 29, 2017. It started operating in August 2017. Yes, the level of utilization is not high at the first stage: about 23% of the designed capacity.…