According to the USDA estimates, the global crop of barley will be below its global consumption for a second season in a row. This trend will lead to a substantial decrease in barley stocks in the world. Global barley inventories are expected to shrink to a 34-year low of 18.6 MMT by the end of…
According to the Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan’s Economy Ministry, vegoil production in the country reached a record 349.1 KMT in the 2016-2017 season, up by 17% YoY. 29.2 KMT of vegoil was produced in Kazakhstan in August, up by 24% YoY and by 3% MoM. Output of sunseed, linseed and soybean oils closed the season…
Honey, a healthy foodstuff, which improves human nutrition and boosts immunity, has long tradition as a food source in Uzbekistan. Currently, beekeeping continues to develop dynamically in the country. Special attention paid to the development of beekeeping and saturation of the domestic market with affordable and high-quality products had a positive impact on the expansion…
Igor Shustov, first deputy chairman of the Belarusian state food industry concern Belgospishcheprom, commented on the situation regarding Belarus’ sugar export to Russia. “There have been no official complaints. We have been working on the Russian market year in, year out, on the basis of mutual understanding with our Russian colleagues. We got everything organized…
According to the Minister of Investments and Development of Kazakhstan Zhenis Kassymbek, Kazakhstan will resume grain supplies to Norway. Speaking at the plenary session of Mazhilis, Kassymbek noted that even though the trade turnover between the two countries was low right now, there was a 53% increase in automobile transportation and the ministry saw prospects…
Last year, the trade turnover in agriculture sphere between Azerbaijan and China totaled only $10 million, Azerbaijani Minister of Agriculture Heydar Asadov reported. He said that the relations between the two countries in the agrarian sphere were currently growing, but some problems still remained. “The main problem is to increase export and export potential of…
The Estonian Food and Veterinary Board (VTA) has diagnosed African swine fever (ASF) in pigs on a farm with 6,800 pigs belonging to Linnamae Peekon OU in Laane-Nigula Municipality, Western Estonia. The VTA received a call on September 18 stating that increased mortality had been detected on the farm. The last time the VTA had…