In Ternopil region, sugar beet harvesting has been slowed down due to unfavorable weather conditions. But agrarians are actively delivering the harvested sugar beets to sugar factories. More than 200,000 tons of raw materials have been received for sugar production since the beginning of the season, and there are enough raw materials for the factories…
A proposal to oblige supermarket chains to donate food that is no longer fit for sale has emerged in the Lithuanian parliament. Although it would help more people in need, charities say they do not have the capacity to collect it all. Last week, MP Tomas Tomilinas registered a proposal that supermarkets should be obliged…
Zhytomyr region continues sugar beet harvesting campaign. According to the Department of Agri-Industrial Development and Economic Policy of Zhytomyr region, as of October 5, in all categories of farms sugar beets were harvested from the area of 520 hectares. 23.4 thousand tons of sweet roots were harvested with the average yield of 450 tons/ha. (Ukrsugar/Business…
In more than two months of the operation of the “grain corridor”, 6.2 million tons of agricultural products have been sent through the seaports of Ukraine, accounting for 48% of the total agricultural exports. “Before Russia invaded Ukraine, 80-90% of all agricultural exports were delivered through seaports. When they were blocked, we had to redistribute…
In September, Ukraine’s agricultural exports reached 6.9 million tons, up by 41% MoM. The relevant statement was made by the Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov on Facebook. “Last month Ukrainian farmers exported 6.9 million tons of agricultural products. This is a record-breaking result registered since the Russian full-scale invasion started. Compared with August, agricultural exports increased…
Over 8,000 farmers from the Republic of Moldova whose activity is affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine will be helped to overcome the consequences. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), together with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will implement until 2024 a project with a budget of two million…
President Maia Sandu greeted the wine-makers and vine-growers who participated in the National Wine Day in the centre of Chisinau and the regions on October 1-2. According to the presidential press service, the head of state expressed admiration and gratitude for those who worked in this industry of Moldova – a quarter of million people,…