The National Economy Ministry of the Republic of Kazakhstan has published data on the country’s total crop and adjusted plantings for the 2017 harvest. In addition, the release includes somewhat surprising figures for grain yields. The Statistics Committee of the Ministry expanded the barley acreage in Kazakhstan to a much greater degree than expected, while…
In 2017 Azerbaijan exported wine products worth $6 million, economy minister Shahin Mustafayev said at a press conference on February 13. Furthermore, Azerbaijani wines worth $1 million were delivered to China, he said. (Trend/Business World Magazine)
Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Ministry reduces the minimum recommended export prices for some types of dairy products from February 14, according to the website of the ministry. The minimum recommended export prices for partly skimmed milk powder and whole milk, dry milk products with fat content higher than 1.5% are decreased by 5 Russian rubles.…
Ukraine’s large and medium-sized producers made 13.9 KMT of mayonnaise in December 2017, up by 12% MoM and YoY, when its production was at 12.4 KMT. In the full 2017 year mayonnaise production gained 0.7% and amounted to 125.5 KMT against 124.6 KMT in 2016. As a reminder, mayonnaise production has been staying at a…
In 2017 Kyrgyzstan produced 4,610.1 million dekaliters of alcoholic beverages, the Directorate for the Regulation, Control over the Production and Turnover of Ethyl Alcohol, Alcoholic and Alcohol-Containing Products reported. “In 2017 at least 42 enterprises operated in the alcohol industry, including 5 alcohol and 6 vodka plants, 13 breweries and 18 wineries,” the directorate said.…
Astarta in the 2017-2018 marketing year (MY, September-August) reduced sugar production by 8%, to 463,000 tons compared to the previous MY, the company’s press service has reported. According to its information, Astarta plants processed about 3.1 million tons of sugar beets. The reduction of sugar production is due to a lower than planned sugar beet…
In 2018 Tajikistan plans to increase the planted areas under oilseed crops to 46.73 thousand ha, up by 22.84 thousand ha YoY, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. According to the announcement, agrarians will plant grains in the autumn and spring planting campaigns throughout 145.34 thousand ha and 104.9 thousand ha, respectively. It was noted that…