Shardara farmers of Turkestan region exported up to 6,500 tons of watermelons to the cities of Kazakhstan and CIS. Farmers sell watermelons at a price of KZT 80-95 tenge. It is planned to plant this year up to 10,710 ha of melons and gourds. 7,380 ha of area have already been sown. Spring sowing campaign…
Hazelnut harvest will exceed 50,000 tons in Georgia, the Hazelnut Growers Association has reported. More than 90% of the harvest will be exported, and the key markets will be Italy and Germany. The association noted rapid development of the sector over the past few years. If the climatic conditions and amount of pests remain stable,…
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…