Summarizing the results of soil moisture content analysis held in mid-August, soil moisture stocks are good at major part of cornfields. Due to rains in the first ten days of August, waterlogging remains a problem in some areas of Vitebsk and in the west of Minsk region where precipitation was often seen. At the same…
OAO Slootsk sugar refinery’s shareholders adopted a resolution on Aug 12, to increase the state-owned stake from 25.4% to 51%. The state-owned stake will be increased by means of issuing additional shares, which will be surrendered to the state. The sugar refinery’s statutory capital is made up of 336,059 shares with a face value of…
Belarus is due to hold an auction on September 8, to sell 16 buildings and some other property owned by Rechitsapivo brewery (Gomel region), the State Property Committee of Belarus said in a release. Rechitsapivo had been a unit of Belarus-based Heineken breweries until Heineken chose to reduce personnel and move all beer and kvass…
Belarus-based manufacturers of alcoholic beverages and beer are free to choose when to pay excise taxes to the state budget: after they ship goods to consumers, or after they receive payment for the goods shipped. Belarus’ head of state has adopted an ordinance to sustain the current practice in 2017-2018. Other Belarusian manufacturers are supposed…
An agricultural battalion has been set up in Tajikistan’s armed forces. An official ceremony of the establishment of the agricultural battalion that took place in Vahdat Township on August 17, was attended by the Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda. An official source in the Tajik government says the new battalion will provide units of the Tajik…
In January-July the volume of grain shipment for exports by enterprises of PJSC Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP Group) totaled 2.815 million tons, down by 9.4% YoY, the press-service of the company declared on August 16. Reduction of grain prices on the global market and low-scale shipment rates by companies-exporters became the main reasons for…
The government of Russia prolonged the period for mandatory disposal of the foodstuffs under counter-sanctions which were illegally imported to the territory of the Russian Federation, until December 31, 2017. The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed the corresponding decree on August 10. According to the document, the Federal Service for Veterinary…