The Ministry of Economy of Kyrgyzstan reported on the harvest of sugar beet, the press service of the department reported. The areas sown with sugar beets amounted to 10,600 hectares. In 2016, 638,100 tons of beet were harvested, 57,300 tons of sugar were produced. This year, the harvest reached 671,500 tons of beets, and sugar…
Aldaris concludes 2017 with three new contracts, commencing exports of products to China, France and the Netherlands. Until now Aldaris has exported products to eight markets, with the largest being United Kingdom, taking up 78.71% of Aldaris export volume, as reported by the company. Aldaris board member Sigita Ozola comments: “We are truly satisfied with…
A bill of amendments to the Alcohol Act and Advertising Act set to further restrict Estonia’s alcohol policy, which passed the first reading in the Riigikogu in March, has since been eased significantly in the Riigikogu. “We removed square meters of the size of the stores from the bill, and the new wording is that…
Ukraine in January-November supplied 8,174 tons of cheese to foreign markets, up by 12.6% YoY. According to customs statistics, released by the State Fiscal Service, in monetary terms shipments of these products increased by 34.8%, to $29.14 million. Cheese imports in January-November amounted to 8,785 tons, increasing by 43% YoY. The country imported products worth…
Kyrgyzstan supplied more than 50 tons of walnuts to Holland thanks to the voluntary certification Fair Trade. As Gulnaz Kaseeva, Chairwoman of the Board of AgroLead NGO noted, earlier Kyrgyz walnuts came to European countries through Turkey. Suppliers from Kyrgyzstan have undergone the voluntary certification Fair Trade and can now supply the product directly. Certification…
Riga Black Balsam brand has begun exploring the market in the United States of America. Exploration of the market commenced with New York, to be followed up by a presentation of Riga Black Balsam in Texas, Florida, San Francisco and Illinois in 2018, as reported by the company’s representatives. “The brand’s start in USA kicked…
Sugar production in Ukraine as of December 5 amounted to 1.73 million tons, according to the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers. “At present some 1.73 million tons of sugar has been produced and 12.11 million tons of sugar beets has been processed. According to the association, the sugar season will end by the new…