Ukraine: rapeseed exports exceed crushing

Large and medium-sized crushers of Ukraine produced 2.5 KMT of rapeseed oil in December 2016 against 2 KMT in November 2016 and 7.2 KMT in December 2015. Rapeseed oil production at Ukraine’s large and medium-sized plants has amounted to 61.6 KMT since the beginning of the season 2016/2017, or down by 52% YoY. Analysts note…

Ukraine: food exports to UAE down in 2016

Exports of Ukrainian food to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell by 19% in 2016, to $106 million, the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB) has reported. “In 2013-2015 revenue from food supplies to UAE fell from $165 million to $134 million, and in January-November 2016 we had $106 million. The trend is disappointing,” UFEB Director…

Belarus: meat and dairy companies stay committed to high standards of quality

Belarusian meat and dairy companies adhere to the highest standards of quality, Nadezhda Kotkovets, Deputy Head of the Presidential Affairs Department, declared. “We know the safety and quality requirements. All the companies take these requirements seriously and comply with them in full,” Nadezhda Kotkovets noted. “Complaints from Russia are immediately analyzed and dealt with. In…