From June 2020 to June 2021, only millet prices decreased among grocery products in Ukraine – by 15.6%, to UAH 17.69 per kg, the State Statistics Service reported. Since June 2020, buckwheat has risen in price by 13.7%, to UAH 42.01 per kg on average; rice by 15.5%, to UAH 27.23 per kg, semolina –…
From June 2020 to June 2021, beer, wine, vodka and cigarettes in Ukraine grew in price, according to the State Statistics Service. Over the reporting period, the average price of domestic beer grew by 5.7% (up to UAH 18.59 per 0.5 liter); table wine – by 3.2% (up UAH to 69.24 per 0.75 liter) and…
Considering the rising demands in the world market for viticulture, Uzbekistan is planning to create its own brand and use its potential of exporting $600 million worth of grapes in the near future. This topic was under scrutiny at the recent videoconference chaired by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Vineyards occupy some 90,000 hectares of land in…
An increase in exports of fruits and vegetables to China may become a potential source of growth in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and a segment of the Russian market, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Kyrgyz Republic reports. An increase in the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables can significantly accelerate economic…
A pilot project on organic agriculture starts in two villages of Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, Director of the Department of Organic Agriculture Baktygul Askeralieva has announced. “Law on organic agriculture came into effect in 2019. We have developed organic and environmental standards. The project was developed in the same year, which was supported by donors.…
Milk production in Ukraine decreased by 5.3% YoY in January-May, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In particular, milk output amounted to 3.43 million tons, including 1.4 million tons produced by agricultural enterprises (-0.6%) and 2.29 million tons by private households (-6.5%). The highest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were…
Uzbekistan’s eastern Ferghana region has delivered $246,000 worth of cherries to South Korea. The cargo weighing 52,236 kg took off from Ferghana International Airport to Incheon on June 15. Uzbekistan’s Transport Ministry said that the Ferghana airport had special storage rooms and special vehicles for storing and loading/unloading perishable products, which allowed retaining high quality…