Ukraine and Poland government officials have discussed current cooperation in agriculture and agreed to strengthen joint work in organic production, veterinary and phytosanitary operations, seed production and rural development. That’s according to the press service of the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture following a meeting between Deputy Minister, Trade Representative of Ukraine…
Ukraine resumes poultry meat exports to the European Union, suspended in winter due to an outbreak of bird flu, Ukrainian Economy, Trade and Agriculture Development Deputy Minister – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka has stated. “Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases were recorded in Ukraine in the winter months. For the period of detecting these…
The Government of Kyrgyzstan imposed a ban on the export of sugar and vegetable oil due to rise in their prices, the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Regional Development of the republic Askarbek Dzhanybekov announced at a briefing. According to him, the authorities are trying to do everything possible to prevent shortage of essential…
In 2020, Turkey’s share in Ukrainian fruit imports was 28.8%, making the country a leader among suppliers of these products, the Institute of Agrarian Economics reported. According to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the volume of fruit and nut imports to Ukraine in 2020 amounted to $795 million, up by 18% YoY. In recent…
Sugar production in Ukraine halved in the past five years, the Association Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) reported. “In 2020, some 982,000 tons of sugar was produced in Ukraine, down by 34% YoY and half the volume of production five years ago. The causes behind this reduction were a decrease in the production of sugar beets…
Prices for potatoes have increased by 70% and for vegetable oil – by 64% over the past year in Kyrgyzstan, director of the State Agency for Antimonopoly Regulation Shukhrat Sabirov has announced. According to him, price of sugar grew by 57%, meat – by 20-40%, eggs – by 34%. An increase in prices for fuel…
Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) analyst Svitlana Lytvyn believes that the main reason for the growth in demand for avocado is the trend of healthy eating. In 2020, Ukraine imported 10.8 thousand tons of avocados, up by 28% YoY. The key suppliers of avocados to Ukraine were Peru (23% of Ukrainian imports in physical terms), Israel…