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…
Ukraine since the beginning of the 2019-2020 marketing year (MY, July-June) has reduced production of bread and bakery goods by 12.3%, and in March compared to March 2019 by 13.8%. According to the agency, production of flour since the beginning of the current MY has decreased by 3.1%, and in March by 8.8%. In March…
The Georgian wine variety of Ojaleshi Salkhino has been added to the list of protected Georgian appellation wines. Ojaleshi Salkhino is a red dry wine from Martvili municipality in the western Georgian region of Samegrelo. Until now, there have been 20 Georgian appellation wines registered in Georgia: Khvanchkara, Mukuzani, Tsinandali, Akhasheni, Gurjaani, Kindzmarauli, Manavi, Kakheti,…
Amid the shrinking of cultural exchange between countries due to the coronavirus outbreak, Georgian cuisine is still managing to reach new taste buds as far as Japan. While direct visits between the two countries are on hold, a variety of khachapuri cheese bread from Georgia can now be tasted at stores in select locations. In…
Ukraine’s buckwheat imports reached UAH 115 million in January-March, up 6.5-fold YoY, according to the State Customs Service. “At the same time, buckwheat exports have significantly decreased, which means its stocks will be enough for everyone,” the State Customs Service wrote on its Facebook page. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)
Kyrgyzstan continues export of potatoes to Uzbekistan, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation of the Kyrgyz Republic Erkinbek Choduev has announced. He denied information about bulk purchase of potatoes by importers from neighboring countries. “Our import and export of certain types of goods has not stopped. There are no bulk purchases in…
As of April 1, the registered carry-over stocks of oilseeds in Kazakhstan totaled 1.072 million tons. In particular, crop-growing organizations stored 362.2 thousand tons of oilseeds, farm households – 152.9 thousand tons and fat-and-oil enterprises – 291.4 thousand tons, reported the Statistics Committee at the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazStat).…