Lithuania’s apple juice pressing season, set to begin in a few weeks, is expected to be one of the worst in recent years, with output likely to be about half of last year’s due to frost damage and persistent rain, producers say. Some apple orchards were hit by spring frosts, and now fruit is falling…
Representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) confirmed their commitment to further developing partnership initiatives aimed at modernising and restoring the agricultural sector. These outcomes were achieved following the fourth meeting of the Japan-Ukraine Joint Task Force on Revitalization Strategy of Agriculture. The meeting was held via…
Latvian specialty coffee chain Kalve Coffee is expanding into Lithuania, with its first cafe set to open in Vilnius in early August. The company also plans to open additional locations across the country. According to Lithuania’s Centre of Registers, Kalve Coffee established a company under the same name in June as part of its entry…
The head of Bulgaria’s National Association of Grain Producers Iliya Prodanov has warned that this year’s severe drought and high temperatures are set to cause extremely poor yields for sunflower and corn crops. He noted that while the wheat harvest was nearing completion in Northern Bulgaria, and the quality appeared promising, spring crops were already…
The Government pursues systematic work to create a safe and modern educational environment. This was emphasized by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a session of the Cabinet of Ministers on July 2. He emphasized that as part of the implementation of the state policy in the education sector the Cabinet of Ministers had…
Slovakia has achieved a new milestone in its food and agricultural sector after Trnavsky slad (Trnava malt) received Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status from the European Union. The recognition places Slovakia at the forefront of the EU’s malt industry, making it the only member state with two geographically protected malt products. The registration process, initiated…
The consequences of the avian influenza outbreaks in Lithuania and Poland are still being felt in the regional egg market and, according to local market players, could drive it into a new crisis. Although retail egg prices in Lithuania have risen moderately over recent weeks, wholesale prices are experiencing double-digit growth, Aleksandrs Izgorodins, an analyst…