Poland was one of the EU’s three biggest beer producers in 2021, Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, reported on August 30. Last year, just as in 2020, Germany was the top producer with 7.5 billion litres. This represents 23% of the total EU production of 33.1 billion litres of beer containing alcohol. Germany was followed…
Polish poultry farmers are increasingly focusing on growing ducks, intending to push the production performance to a record height in 2022, the National Chamber of Poultry and Feed Producers (KIPDiP) says. In 2022, the Polish duck population is expected to reach 25-27 million heads, up by 40-50% YoY, Katarzyna Gawronska, director of KIPDiP, estimates, adding…
Six vessels carrying Ukrainian agricultural products left Ukraine’s Black Sea ports on August 28 under an UN-brokered grain deal, Turkey’s Ministry of Defense said on its Twitter account. “As of this morning, six more ships have departed from Ukrainian ports with grain loads,” the statement said. It added that work was underway to load ships…
For this season traders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are interested to buy apples, for next year they would also like to purchase cherries and in the future – Moldovan grapes. A representative of a fruit importing company for the UAE and neighboring countries made the statement. He visited Moldova Fruct last week, following…
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) announced on August 24 that an order on application of measures to marketing fresh imported fruits and vegetables entered into force. “Imported fresh fruits and vegetables, from which samples were taken for the determination of pesticide residues and nitrate content within the monitoring program approved annually by the…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is necessary to expand the existing grain export initiative in the coming weeks. Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council via video link, the president emphasized that the Russian Federation had put the world on the brink of an unprecedented famine. In particular, as a…
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) announced that the amendments to the European Regulation that referred to certain plants intended for planting of the species Malus domestica, originating in the Republic of Moldova, as well as from another country, entered into force. “Another market for products from the Republic of Moldova has become accessible.…