Georgia’s previous 80% dependence on wine exports to the Russian market has dropped to 57%, Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, has said. The minister noted the Government had been implementing projects for diversification of the wine export market with the involvement of the country’s National Wine Agency, pointing out about 12 million lari ($3.9…
Georgian wheat production in 2021 increased by 32.9% YoY, to 136,100 tons, while the production of vegetables decreased by 15.4%, to 149,000 tons, the National Statistics Office of Georgia announced. The figures were revealed by Geostat along with statistics on other cereal grains produced last year. Barley production went up to 58,300 tons (+28.4%), while…
Farmers of Poltava region finish sugar beet sowing. Almost 92,000 hectares have been sown in the region, which is 100% of the planned area. Sugar beet sowing is being completed in the region – almost 90% of the plan. (Ukrsugar/Business World Magazine)
Production of perennial crops in Georgia has increased by 33% in recent years and amounted to 600,000 tons, Otar Shamugia, the Agriculture Minister of the country, has said. Shamugia further noted in 2021 a new perennial garden had been planted on more than 3,600 hectares under the Government program Plant the Future, adding the resulting…
About 2 million hectares of planted areas have already been sown with crops in Ukraine despite the Russian armed aggression. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food First Deputy Minister Taras Vysotskyi at the Prague Karlsbourse trade fair. “Ukrainian farmers intend to continue the sowing campaign despite all the challenges. Currently,…
The Lithuanian food manufacturer Daumantai owns a factory in Kaliningrad. The company’s manager, a liberal member of the municipal council of Kedainiai, says he has been looking to divest since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, but has not been able to do it yet. Daumantai, a Lithuanian sauce producer, owns a company registered in…
Pessimistic scenario shows that less than 70% of potential area will be planted with spring crops in Ukraine this year, Taras Vysotsky, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, has said. “If we manage to free arable lands of Chernihiv and Sumy regions from mines, the area may reach 80% of the potential,” he…