Georgia imported 17,400 tons of onions worth $5.3 million from January trough July, the National Statistical Office of Georgia reported. Most of the imports during this period fell on Turkey – 14,500 tons of onions for $4.4 million. Georgia has reduced imports of onions by 14.7% (20,4 00 tons for $6.7 million). (Trend/Business World Magazine)
“It is necessary to form a state reserve of agricultural products, raw materials and food in case of emergencies, be it bad weather or poor harvest,” the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Ulukbek Maripov has said at a meeting on stabilization of food prices. According to him, the situation with coronavirus infection…
Uzbekistan has become the 18th member of the International Olive Council (IOC). “With the ratification of the agreement by Uzbekistan, the country becomes a full member of the International Olive Oil Council sharing the objectives, mission and obligations of this important intergovernmental body, the largest forum on olive growing in the world,” said Abdellatif Ghedira,…
Due to unusually hot weather, there has been a sharp increase in demand for ice cream, water and other appropriate summer food products, according to results of a survey performed among traders. SIA Rimi Latvia public relations manager Juris Sleiers said in the survey that residents had significantly changed their purchasing habits ever since the…
Retail prices for meat increased by almost 36% on average over the year. The National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan provided such data. Prices for beef on average reached 464.76 soms per kilogram and compared to the same date last year increased by 108 soms, or by 30.3%. Mutton costs 488.47 soms now, up by 41.12%.…
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…