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…
With a share of 17% in total production, Poland is the third-largest producer of eggs in the European Union, a deputy head of the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR) has said. Marcin Wronski said that the supply of domestic eggs far exceeded domestic demand, making Poland one of the largest exporters of eggs in…
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine makes efforts to resume agri-food exports to foreign countries. As the ministry’s press service informs, tens of millions of tons of agricultural products intended for export are currently stored in the country. Due to transportation problems, Ukraine is short of $1.5 billion a month, while other…
Inspectors of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) have found a batch of imported strawberries with exceeded maximal limit of residuum of Acetamiprid pesticide. According to ANSA, the sale of the non-conforming consignment was prohibited and an instruction was issued to withdraw it from trade. With the appearance of new season fruits and vegetables, the…
This year, agricultural producers will increase the area under sugar beets with the support of “Ukrprominvest-Agro”. The management of the holding held a working meeting with almost 40 agricultural producers on the work of the joint food program “Sugar beet – the choice of the smart” in wartime. The meeting was held at “Zorya Podillya”,…