Belarusian farmers intend to harvest about 1 million tons of potatoes in 2017, Tatiana Karbanovich, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Crop Farming, Head of the Fruit and Vegetables Department at the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, reported. According to the source, Belarusian agricultural companies and individual farmers are expected to gather in about…
In January-June Tajikistan imported 26.6 thousand tons of flour valued at $265/ton, down by 23.3 thousand tons or by 46.7% YoY, the Head of the Antimonopoly service at the government of Tajikistan, Saadi Kodirzoda reported. In the first half year of 2017 domestic companies produced 313.2 thousand tons of flour, up by 88.9 thousand tons,…
Farmers Saeima believes Latvia’s beef industry is not sufficiently developed, and existing farms have not been sufficiently stabilized – many farms have major debt. Because of that any kind of support for the industry is welcome. Considering the recently voiced information about the possible reduction of voluntary support for livestock in 2017, the Farmers Saeima…
The pace of sunseed crushing slowed down to some extent in June against the previous month. Consequently, sunoil production by large and medium-sized crushers amounted to 451.4 KMT in June 2016-2017 against 491.2 KMT a month earlier. Monthly output still remains at a record level. In total, Ukraine’s large and medium-sized crushers produced as much…
In January-June the production volumes of crude sunflower oil in Ukraine totaled 2.87 million tons, up by 34.9% YoY, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. In particular, in June Ukraine produced 451 thousand tons of sunflower oil, down by 8.1% MoM, but up by 45.2% YoY. Also, in January-June Ukrainian flour milling enterprises produced…
Finance Ministry has plans to raise excise tax on alcoholic beverages and cigarettes even more rapidly, according to proposals prepared by the ministry to the Excise Tax Law. These proposals have been submitted to the Saeima for approval in the final reading. FM explains that it is necessary because there are plans to apply greater…
In January-June Ukraine exported 8,400 tons of potatoes worth $300,000, 95% of which was purchased by Belarus, the Ukrainian Agrarian Conference reported with a reference to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. “Belarus purchased 95% of Ukrainian potatoes indented for export, Moldova – another 2.6%,” reads a report. In January-June Ukraine exported 68% more potatoes…