Bulgaria continues to export fresh fruits and vegetables despite the prevalent perception that most of these goods are not locally produced. Ministry of Agriculture data from last year revealed that Bulgaria exported nearly 100,000 tons of fresh produce, with fruits accounting for over 70,000 tons and vegetables for the remaining 39,000 tons. On the flip…
The Polish city of Bialystok hosted a meeting of representatives of the dairy sector of Ukraine and Poland. The meeting brought together State Secretary of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Viktor Kantsurak and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland Stefan Krajewski. Dairy associations were…
Bulgaria expects to harvest between 6.1 and 6.3 million tons of wheat and over 800,000 tons of barley this year, caretaker agriculture minister Georgi Tachov has said citing preliminary data. The crop will be reaped from over 1.1 million hectares put to wheat, which translates into an average yield of more than 5,000 kilograms per…
The US government will provide free mineral fertilisers for fieldwork in the 2024-2025 season for more than 3,300 Ukrainian agricultural producers from the frontline and de-occupied regions as part of the AGRI-Ukraine initiative. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. “Through the USAID AGRO Programme, a total of 6,600…
Mykolaiv farmers export 70% of niche crops produced by them, such as flax, coriander, mustard and millet, towards EU and neighboring countries. The relevant statement was made by Director of Southern Agrarian-Export Company (PAEK), Regional Council Member Yurii Kormyshkin. “We are growing niche crops, such as flax, coriander, mustard and millet. 11% of the land…
Currently, more than 1,600 grain storage facilities with a total capacity of over 50 million tons are operating across Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Grain Elevator Association (UGEA) President, ProAgro Group Director Oleh Klymenko during the Grain Storage Forum Elevator and Agro Ukraine Summit 2024. In particular, Klymenko outlined problematic storage-related issues…
Countries neighboring Estonia are working on legislation regulating the sale and consumption of alcohol. Lithuania and Finland are set to lift some alcohol sale restrictions, while Latvia has rejected a proposal to raise the legal drinking age. The Latvian Saeima supported several legislative amendments during their second reading that would help reduce alcohol consumption, but…