Prices of pork have dropped significantly in Ukrainian markets and stores, according to the All-Ukrainian Association of Importers of Meat and Meat Products. Noteworthy, prices of meat traditionally go up on the eve of the New Year holidays. The current situation may be caused by an increase in relevant imports this year, it said. A…
Forty companies involved in food processing are the latest recipients of state aid prompted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies will between them receive EUR 523,900 in aid, channeled via the Agricultural Registers and Information Board (PRIA), as a component of the already-budgeted rural development plan for 2014-2020. PRIA falls under the…
Astarta has finished the 2020 agricultural production season by harvesting sugar beets (almost 1.5 million tons). Considering the negative weather impact on plants throughout the entire year, namely the prolonged drought in the eastern and central regions of Ukraine and spring frosts in the West, yields are predictably lower than last year. Thus, the average…
Tajikistan has increased its chicken meat and egg production in 2020, the Tajik government reports. The republic, located between China and Afghanistan, has managed to improve self-sufficiency in poultry products and is on the brink of being able to export eggs for the first time in its history. In January-October, Tajikistan produced 22,800 tons of…
Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery has completed the 168th sugar production season. On the night of December 9, the last tons of sugar beets of 2020 season were delivered to Zhdanivka Refinery. Until the evening of the same day, the final sugar had been produced and packed in bags. Thus, 2020 production season for Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery…
Sugar beet harvesting campaign is almost over, but many farms are still working in the fields. According to the experts, sugar production will amount to 1.2-1.25 million tons, which should be enough for domestic consumption. In early December, the weather conditions were frosty with strong winds, but despite this, farmers continued sugar beet harvesting. In…
Ukraine exported 69,800 tons of honey for a total sum of $117.5 million in January-November, Anna Burka, a national advisor at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), wrote on Facebook. “During eleven months of 2020, honey exports from Ukraine reached an absolute record – 69.8 thousand tons with a total value…