Preparations for a new banana harvesting season are underway in the Sakarchage district of the Mary region of Turkmenistan. The local company “Ferhar” plans to receive dozens of tons of exotic fruit this year. Thus, the experiment on growing bananas of dwarf varieties most suitable for the arid climate of Turkmenistan continues. The experience of…
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine invites Ukrainian producers to participate in Health Ingredients Japan. On October 2-4 Tokyo (Japan) will host the largest International Exhibition on Ingredients for Health, Functional and Organic Food HI Japan. The participation of companies in the exhibition will be supported by the Ukraine Horticulture Business Development…
For the first time, Azerbaijan’s Aghjabadi district has launched the production of Adasa 16 hybrid corn seeds. Parental lines of maize were planted on a plot of three hectares (maternal line ADK 455 and paternal line Cukurova 96/25) in order to obtain the Adasa 16 hybrid. The oil content of this hybrid is 4.59%, while…
In January-May Ukraine exported frozen fish to the European Union countries to the tune of $231,700. “Over the first five months of 2019, 178,000 tons of Ukrainian frozen fish were delivered to the foreign markets to the tune of $498,000. Thus, 46% of all Ukrainian frozen fish exports (in monetary terms) went to the European…
Turkmenistan continues to strengthen its positions as an exporter of fruits and vegetables. More than 15,000 tons of tomatoes and cucumbers were grown in greenhouses and sent abroad in 2019, up almost 2-fold YoY. Over 7,500 tons of onions were shipped to foreign consumers. Vegetables worth $16 million and produced in greenhouses have been exported…
Japan has included Ukraine in the list of countries that can supply raw milk and dairy products, the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection has reported. Animal Health Requirements for raw milk and/or milk products to be exported to Japan from listed countries have been published. Ukraine is among the listed…
In January-June exports of Ukrainian agricultural products amounted to $10.3 billion, up by 18.6% YoY or by $1.6 billion, according to Acting Agrarian Policy and Food Minister of Ukraine Olha Trofimtseva. “The foreign trade turnover of agricultural products reached $13.1 billion, or 25.1% of Ukraine’s total foreign trade turnover,” she said. Ukraine continues to increase…