Rice, tobacco and sugar beets harvesting continues in Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. To date, slightly over 7,734 tons of rice have been harvested in Azerbaijan. This year 504 enterprises planted 4,038 hectares of rice. So far the harvesting has been carried out on the territory of 2,586 hectares. The average yield was 30…
Ukraine imported 181,100 tons of bananas in the first eight months of 2019, up by 14% YoYd. In the first eight months Ukraine imported 181,100 tons of bananas worth a total of $102.3 million. These figures are record-high for at least the last five years. Compared to the same period of 2018, the total amount…
Belarus’ cheese export is projected to reach $1 billion in 2020, Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the Main Department for Foreign Economic Activities of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry, announced. According to him, Belarusian cheese makers have been working hard to make their products recognizable for many years. “In 2018 we exported over 170,000 tons…
In 2018-2019 MY (September-August) Ukrainian producers exported 409.8 thousand tons of sugar worth $144.3 million, down by almost 27% YoY (564 thousand tons). In addition, there were some changes in the export destinations. “In 2018-2019 MY, ended in August, we may note some changes in export destinations. Although Uzbekistan remains the main importer, deliveries to…
Sheki Winery company plans to deliver initially 18,000 bottles of wine to Barcelona, Spain in November in order to promote and sell its wine products, the company’s director, Vidadi Hasanov declared. The company has signed a relevant contract with Spanish company Eurocainabric, Hasanov said. “The first acquaintance with the representatives of the Spanish company took…
Andrei Yarmak, economist and expert at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), says that traditional Georgian dessert churchkhela has a great potential to become a successful export item, as it can be sold as a healthy dessert alternative. “In Europe, the US and many countries demand for healthy food increases very fast and supermarkets are…
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Taras Kachka has said Ukrainian poultry producers may enter the Chinese market before the end of 2019. “Ukraine’s government officials are working with their Chinese counterparts on beginning poultry exports to China, according to Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister. He was optimistic that an agreement…