Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has stressed the importance of food security in the context of the war in Ukraine. In a Facebook post on May 18, Morawiecki said that “agriculture is a strategic sector of the Polish economy which has become even more important in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine that…
Meat production in Georgia increased in the first quarter of the year to 16.7 tons, or by 5.7% YoY, the latest preliminary data of the Georgian National Statistics Office showed along with a decrease in milk production. Geostat made available figures from the quarter that showed milk production decreased to 112.2 liters, or by 2.7%.…
Georgian wine-producing companies are participating in ProWein-2022, an annual international wine and alcoholic beverages exhibition in the German city of Dusseldorf, the National Wine Agency of Georgia reports. With the support of the Agency and the Georgian Wine Association, a total of 24 Georgian companies are featured in the exhibition where Georgia has been represented…
The production costs of domestic tomatoes and cucumbers have increased by several dozen percent. The sale price of cucumbers, however, has decreased, and initially high tomato prices have returned to last year’s level. Even if producers want to increase prices, they can’t, as consumers wouldn’t be able to afford them anymore. Parnu County’s Voiste Aiand…
Lithuania was a dairy powerhouse before the Second World War. One family from Panevezys is now trying to bring that heritage back to life. There were almost 300 dairy plants in Lithuania in the 1930s, and about 2,000 more milk-skimming stations, according to Alfredas Bumblauskas, history professor at Vilnius University. They processed about 500 million…
Ukraine has stockpiled the necessary food products, but due to the ongoing war and the inability to export Ukrainian agricultural products, issues may arise in a number of countries. That’s according to a Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers, Oleh Nemchynov, who spoke at a national telethon. “We have repeatedly said that Ukraine has stocks…
Representatives of a company from Turkey have shown interest in apples produced in Moldova. Members of the Moldova Fruct Association, apple producers, last week were visited by representatives of Turkish company, which owned one of the biggest areas of orchards in Moldova (850 hectares) and sold apples in India, Middle East and Russia. “The company…