The State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine (SFGCU) is launching flour production at four of its own enterprises to cover demand on the domestic market during the quarantine period. “SFGCU is ready to work on ensuring the country’s food security during the quarantine period amid the fight against COVID-19. As early as this week,…
The Ministry of Agriculture has officially confirmed its canceling of the ban on the exports of wheat flour, and imposition of restrictions on the exports of wheat, reported the press-service of the ministry. According to the announcement, in order to meet the country’s domestic needs for grains (including to keep the volumes of animal feed…
In January-February, Ukraine produced 245.58 thousand tons of wheat and wheat-rye flour, down by 7.4% YoY, declared the State Statistics Service. In particular, in February Ukraine produced 121.46 thousand tons of flour, down by 12.2%. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Experts say the harvest of buckwheat in Ukraine in 2020 may grow by 13.3% YoY, to 96,400 tons, while that of peas may rise by 20%, to 687,400 tons. As for the grain group, yields of rye and spring wheat are also expected to increase, to 355,400 tons (by 6.7%) and to 696,800 tons (5.3%),…
Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili has stated that products exported from Marneuli and Bolnisi quarantine zones in the country’s east are “absolutely safe and harmless” in terms of spread of the new coronavirus – COVID-19. “Products have to be brought from Marneuli and Bolnisi Municipalities and delivered to the Georgian markets, because they are absolutely safe…
Kazakhstan has introduced restrictions on export of agricultural goods for the period of emergency state regime in the country, the Ministry of Healthcare has reported. The list of products prohibited to export includes buckwheat, sugar, potatoes, carrots, onions and white cabbage. The corresponding decree of Kazakhstan’s Agriculture Ministry said that the prohibition on the export…
The Ministry of Agriculture destroyed 62 tons of cucumbers from Iran infected with a spreader of viral disease. “State inspectors of Shymkent city territorial inspectorate under the Ministry of Agriculture detected a carrier of viral diseases of plants – Western flower thrips – in a large batch of cucumbers delivered from Iran. The import of…