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…
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…
Fruit juice production accounts for 40% of total agricultural production, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Rufat Mammadov said at the Road Show Eurasia Forum organized by International Fruit and Vegetable Juice Association (IFU) in Baku. Mammadov added that juice production in Azerbaijan always reached high marks, because it was a traditional type of the population’s activity.…
The Belarusian government will keep tab on buckwheat prices in order to avoid dramatic rises, Belarus Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Dvornik announced after he had delivered a report on completing this year’s harvesting campaign and on fulfilling the instructions to increase and diversify the export to the head of state. “Buckwheat prices are an issue…
As of October 22 Khmelnytsk region has harvested 858,000 tons of sugar beet. According to the Agricultural Department of Khmelnytsk Regional State Administration, agrarians harvested sugar beets from 62% of the total area with the average yield of 51.1 ton/ha. (Ukrsugar/Business World Magazine)
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a motion for ratification by the Verkhovna Rada of amendments to the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on increasing the quota for Ukrainian poultry meat exporters, according to the government portal. The document provides for a gradual 2.5-fold increase in the annual quota for poultry meat…
The period of exemption from tax regarding the production volume obtained from the sale of agricultural products in Azerbaijan will be extended for five years. This is reflected in the draft law “On Amending Tax Code” and concerns the volume of production obtained from the sale of agricultural products manufactured by the agricultural producers themselves…