Georgia has been added to the list of countries that can export snails to the European Union market, the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture reports. The adoption of the regulation has followed measures taken by the Georgian National Food Agency under the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreement with the EU. The…
Georgia exported about 107 million bottles of wine to 62 countries in 2021, marking a record high over the last nine years, the government revealed on January 17. Sales of Georgian wine abroad generated $250 million last year, with a total of 441 companies exporting the product to various countries. The figure contrasts with as…
In 2021, 363.5 thousand tons of sugar were produced in Vinnytsia region, compared to 264 thousand tons in the previous season. Last year, 2.4 million tons of sugar beets were harvested in the region, the average yield of which amounted to 494 hundredweights/ha, up by 80.5 hundredweights/ha. Raw materials were processed at five sugar factories:…
In 2021, Ukraine’s fresh apple exports to Ethiopia increased more than six-fold and reached 222 tons. As the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection informed with reference to the EastFruit portal, Ukraine left behind such large apple exporters as Poland, Italy, China, the United States and Serbia in terms of supplies…
Increased electricity bills are eating away at the stocks entrepreneurs have managed to save up during the coronavirus crisis. Bakeries say that rising energy, raw material and labor prices will eventually lead to higher product prices. Sports club and waterpark Reval Sport is on a stock exchange price contract for electricity and board member Aldur…
Uzbekistan’s State Asset Management Agency (SAMA) intends to sell 99.7% in the share capital of JSC Kokand Biohim, the country’s largest producer of ethyl alcohol. The leading consultant for this transaction is the international company Deloitte. Founded in 1993, JSC Kokand Biohim produces 4,020 thousand dekaliters per year. Along with the production of alcohol, the…
According to the trade monitoring data from January to September 2021, Ukraine ranked 4th in EU’s agri-food imports and 14th in agri-food exports from EU countries. The information on the results of EU agri-food trade in January-September 2021 was published on the website of the European Commission. The results concerning Ukraine are reflected in the…