Kazakhstan: Azerbaijan to boost fruit and vegetable exports

Azerbaijan intends to strengthen partnership with the regions of Kazakhstan. “The Azerbaijani side will try to find common interests regarding the supply of certain goods and raw materials, boost the export of fruit and vegetables to the Kazakh market, including the Atyrau region”, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan Rashad Mammadov said. “Azerbaijani enterprises need raw…

Turkey: new fruit appears

Turkey has received the first dragon fruit harvest (pitaya), after a year of preparation. This fruit of Vietnamese origin has adapted well to the climatic conditions of this region, mainly planted with citrus, but also strawberries and bananas. Producers are looking for high value alternatives and after testing with the cape gooseberry, they got good…

Kazakhstan: milling wheat prices strengthen

Last week growing of milling wheat prices was noted on the export market of Kazakhstan. Factors of price support: – increased demand from major importers; – strengthening of national currency; – increase in milling wheat prices in the Black Sea region. Thus, over the week 12.5% wheat export prices increased by $8-10 to $172-178/MT FOB…