Meat production in Ukraine in January-July totaled 1.88 million tons (in live weight), up by 6.1% YoY, the State Statistics Service said. However, milk production in the country in January-July decreased by 3.4%, to 5.8 million tons, it said. Egg production increased by 5.7%, to 10.2 billion eggs. The State Statistics Service noted that its…
In January-May Ukraine increased the volume of honey exports by 20.2% YoY and sold the product worth $40.7 million, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. “Ukraine is one of the largest honey exporters in the world. In five months of this year Ukraine increased its export volume by…
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan revealed in a Facebook post that export of chocolate from Armenia grew by 30.3% in the first six months of 2019. It was reported earlier that alcohol production saw double-digit growth in January-June. The production of brandy expanded by 44%, while that of vodka, wine and beer grew by 37%, 43%…
The price of Lithuania’s staple food – potatoes – rose the most among produce sold in the country. The key ingredient behind the likes of Cepelinai, Vedarai, and Kugelis cost on average 70 cents per kilogram, rising by 66.1% since last year, according to a survey carried out by pricer.lt. Bananas came second, rising by…
Ukraine imported 13,500 tons of pork for $25.71 million in the first seven months of 2019, the State Fiscal Service has reported. Pork imports to Ukraine over the period exceeded exports in monetary terms 10-fold, according to the report. The largest pork supplier with a share of 48.46% was Poland, followed by Germany (19.79%) and…
Although the Latvian excise duty on strong alcoholic beverages has been cut by 15%, retailers haven’t yet lowered prices, as they are still selling the products purchased at the previous tax rate, Henriks Danusevics, president of the Latvian Traders Association, announced. Danusevics explained that retailers could start buying alcoholic beverages at the reduced tax rate…
A Ukrainian delegation will participate in the 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress, which will take place in Montreal from September 8 to September 12, Ukraine’s Embassy in Canada has reported. “For the first time, Ukraine will be represented by the National Stand where you will have a possibility to taste the honey products from leading…