Farmers and fruit growers in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region are preparing for a bumper peach and nectarine season, during which about 35,000 tons of fruit is expected to be harvested, the Ministry of Agriculture has announced. From the total volume of the harvest about 15,000 tons of peaches and nectarines will be exported, while the…
“Livestock section reports sustainable growth of 4%,” Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov has said. Lending and extra subsiding measures yielded results. As a result, farm animals’ population increased. Meat production grew this year by 5.8% and poultry by 15.8%. Milk and meat processing increased by 7% and by 8% correspondingly. Dairy plants and meat cutting plants…
Kazakhstan has cancelled the quotas for exports of all agricultural products. The decision is written in the decree “On revocation of some decrees of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan” made effective from June 1. The decree repeals the following decrees of the Minister of Agriculture: No. 111 dated April 2 “On…
Kazakhstan is planning to launch 12 broiler plants, says Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov. At the May 26 session of the government, Minister Omarov revealed the plans to launch 12 boiler plants in Kazakhstan in the not so distant future. The plants are expected to have an output capacity of 174,000 tones. Thanks to the launch…
In April, Ukrainian producers exported 9.1 thousand tons of sugar, down 2-fold MoM (19.6 thousand tons). “At the end of March, we saw some recovery on the London Stock Exchange. As a result, the demand for Ukrainian sugar grew slightly and producers were able to supply almost 20,000 tons of sugar to the foreign markets…
As of May 13, 209 thousand hectares of sugar beets were sown in Ukraine – 5% less than last year. In addition to the reduction of sown areas, the current season is characterized by unfavorable weather conditions, which, in turn, can significantly affect yields. “This year’s sowing campaign was much more difficult, because the snowless…
Kazakhstan’s KTZ Express railways operator has sent 60 covered wagons to Kyrgyzstan and 69 covered wagons to Tajikistan loaded with first grade flour. The company said that the shipment was carried out within the framework of the implementation of Kazakhstan’s president’s decision to provide official humanitarian assistance to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Trains are loaded at…