The tariff quotas will be applied to certain agricultural products delivered from Ukraine within the framework of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA), including some cereals, dairy products, eggs, poultry and cattle meat, the press service of the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry reported. In particular, Canada has the tariff quotas for the import…
Belarus already planted early spring crops throughout 20% of the planned areas, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Grakun declared on March 30. According to the Deputy Minister, in 2017 Belarus will harvest at least 8.8 million tons of grains and 4.8 million tons of sugar beet. The…
According to the official statistics figures, during eight months of the season-2016/2017 (July-February) Ukraine exported 308.7 thousand tons of peas, up 1.8-fold and 2.2-fold compared with the same period in 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 MYs – 169 thousand tons and 140 thousand tons respectively. In the current season, India became the main importer of peas from…
Sunseed crushing volumes have been shrinking for a second month in a row in the current 2016/2017 season. Ukraine’s large and medium-sized crushers produced 439.2 KMT of sunoil in February, down by 7.7% MoM (475.7 KMT). However, 2016/2017 production continues to be all-time high in terms of both February and seasonal outputs. Sunoil production by…
Ukraine exported 2,900 tons of cranberries and bilberries in 2016, up 3.3-fold YoY, Ukraine’s Agricultural Policy and Food Ministry has reported. The largest importers of Ukrainian berries were Poland (1,400 tons), the Netherlands (613 tons) and Belarus (541 tons). In general, exports of cranberries and bilberries brought $6.9 million of currency income last year. The…
Kazakh barley exports turned down again in January. 89.8 KMT of this commodity was shipped for export in January against 148 KMT in January 2016 (down by almost 40%). Thus, Kazakhstan exported 27% less barley in the five months of the current season compared to the same period a year ago (445 KMT against 609…
47 food industry enterprises of Kyrgyzstan can export their products to the countries of EEU, Director of the State Inspectorate for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Safety Kalysbek Zhumakanov declared on March 28, at a press conference. According to him, favorable epizootic situation and enterprises meeting the standards of EEU are necessary for the export of food…