The Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association says the prices of dairy products in Ukraine have been at the peak since September 2020, and the trend will continue for at least the entire first quarter. A number of factors caused such a situation. The major one is a poor harvest of the crops included in the cows’…
The Fisheries Committee has been created under the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources. The ministry noted that the creation of the committee would promote effective implementation of the recently adopted Fisheries Development Program until 2030 and would increase the volume of fish farming and export of fish products. Kazakhstan is planning to be…
Sugar refineries have produced 981,900 tons of sugar since the beginning of the sugar-making season, which started on September 5 with the launch of the Radekhiv sugar refinery. This was reported by the press service of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine (NASU) Ukrtsukor. “As of December 22, some 981,900 tons of sugar…
Prices of pork have dropped significantly in Ukrainian markets and stores, according to the All-Ukrainian Association of Importers of Meat and Meat Products. Noteworthy, prices of meat traditionally go up on the eve of the New Year holidays. The current situation may be caused by an increase in relevant imports this year, it said. A…
Forty companies involved in food processing are the latest recipients of state aid prompted by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The companies will between them receive EUR 523,900 in aid, channeled via the Agricultural Registers and Information Board (PRIA), as a component of the already-budgeted rural development plan for 2014-2020. PRIA falls under the…
Astarta has finished the 2020 agricultural production season by harvesting sugar beets (almost 1.5 million tons). Considering the negative weather impact on plants throughout the entire year, namely the prolonged drought in the eastern and central regions of Ukraine and spring frosts in the West, yields are predictably lower than last year. Thus, the average…
Tajikistan has increased its chicken meat and egg production in 2020, the Tajik government reports. The republic, located between China and Afghanistan, has managed to improve self-sufficiency in poultry products and is on the brink of being able to export eggs for the first time in its history. In January-October, Tajikistan produced 22,800 tons of…