Annual consumption of alcohol in Estonia declined to 9.9 liters of absolute alcohol per adult resident in 2016, it appears from an annual review presented at a conference of the National Institute for Health Development (NIHD). According to the same data, published in the yearbook titled “Alcohol Market, Consumption and Harms in Estonia 2017,” 11.1…
In Turkmenistan, agrarians have already completed the planting campaign of winter grains throughout the areas of 760 thousand ha, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. According to the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, high-quality and well-organized planting campaign is the guarantee of a rich harvest. Turkmen grain producers provide the country’s food independence, and increase the…
Since the beginning of 2017-2018 MY and as of October 24, the Ukrainian grain exports totaled 12.595 million tons, the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine reported. In particular, during the period Ukraine exported 7.687 million tons of wheat, 3.432 million tons of barley, 1.44 million tons of corn, 6.2 thousand tons of rye, and 30…
In January-September JSC NC Food Contract Corporation exported nearly 70 thousand tons of grains and oilseeds to near and far abroad countries, informed the press-center of the company. According to the announcement, the company shipped nearly 33 thousand tons of wheat to China and 12 thousand tons to Azerbaidzhan, and more than 20 thousand tons…
The State Fishing Agency reports a decline in fish catch in Ukrainian water basins (inland water basins and seas) in January-September by 13.9% YoY, to 35,200 tons. Fish catch in the Black Sea remained unchanged at 3,900 tons. Some 13,900 tons of fish was caught in the Azov Sea (down by 31%). Fish catch in…
Accusations made by the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor), which believes Belarus re-exports tomatoes, are groundless, Belarusian Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats declared. The official reminded that the Russian agency already inspected gardens, farms, and storage facilities in Belarus at the beginning of the year. “Tensions were relieved and…
According to the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy, in the first month of the 2017-2018 MY the production of vegetable oils in the country totaled 25.6 thousand tons, down by 4% YoY, but up by 7% compared with the average monthly value for September during five recent seasons. Thus, in September the…