According to the official statistics figures, in July-August of the season-2017-2018 Ukraine imported 4.2 thousand tons of rye flour, down 2.1-fold YoY (8.8 thousand tons). At the same time, Belarus supplied almost all volumes of the reporting product on the Ukrainian market. As a reminder, in 2016-2017 MY Ukraine purchased 36.8 thousand tons of rye…
Prices of bread made of rye and wheat in Ukraine rose by 20.9% YoY in September, according to a member of the Economic Discussion Club Oleh Pendzin. “Prices of first-grade flour increased by 12% from September 2016 to September 2017, those of rye flour climbed by 4.5%, while the price of bread made from first-grade…
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…