Azerbaijan: horsemeat export to Kazakhstan to resume

Azerbaijan intends to resume horsemeat export to Kazakhstan. Resumption of horsemeat exports to Kazakhstan will contribute to the growth of mutual trade turnover and development of trade and economic relations between two countries. Azerbaijan first started horsemeat exports in 2016 when 1,155 horses were exported abroad. In 2017 the figure increased 6.6-fold, to 7,619. Kazakhstan…

Azerbaijan: wine production to increase by 2024

The Azerbaijani government predicts to increase its wine production by 2024, boosting the profitability and export potential of this sector. Winery occupies one of the most important places in the food industry in Azerbaijan. The country is famous for its high quality grape varieties. At present, about 40 winemaking enterprises operate in Azerbaijan, producing natural…

Ukraine: Ternopil sugar refineries produce more than 146 tons of sugar

Agricultural farms of Ternopil region have almost completed sugar beet harvesting. Thus, the local sugar refineries are in the midst of the sugar production season, the press service of Ternopil Regional State Administration reports. The Director of the Department of Agro-Industrial Development of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Stakhov said, that sugar refineries in Khorostkiv…

Ukraine: potato imports up in October 2019

In October Ukraine imported 92,600 tons of potatoes, which exceeded the annual import volume, according to Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA). “The critical situation with the potato import growth in the country reached its peak in October. That month the record for imports was again updated – 92,600 tons of commercial potatoes were supplied to the…

Georgia: wine tasting held in Japan

Wines tasting was held in the Japanese city of Kagoshima Bay, the National Wine Agency of Georgia reported. The event was organized by the Georgian marketing company Red Bridge, contractor of the national wine agency. It was attended by Japanese Master of Wine Kenichi Ohashi and leading Japanese wine taster Motohiro Okoshi. According to the…