Amid sanctions related to the war in Ukraine, Latvia has become Russia’s primary whisky supplier. This booming trade relationship has a complex web of diplomatic tightropes with economic and geopolitical nuances. Latvia, one of the European Union’s smallest member states with a population of fewer than 2 million, has emerged as the number-one supplier of…
Russia is the largest supplier of onions to the Polish market from non-EU countries, and the third after Germany and the Netherlands. This is reported by EastFruit analysts with reference to the official trade statistics of Poland. “From the beginning of the season (August 2023) to the end of December 2023, Poland purchased 24.3 thousand…
The sector of table grapes from Moldova will receive support through the initiative, One Country One Priority Product (OCOP), led globally by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A technical assistance project, evaluated at $350,000, was signed by Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Vladimir Bolea and FAO Representative…
Ukrainian drivers blocked at the Korczowa-Krakivets and Medyka-Shehyni checkpoints were delivered 500 hot meals and food packages, the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure of Ukraine reported on Facebook. “The team of the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure, together with volunteers from international organizations, distributed 500 servings of hot meals and food packages at…
The leaders of Minnesota and Ukraine’s Chernihiv region signed a Memorandum of Understanding on agricultural cooperation to increase opportunities for reconstruction and economic recovery in the Ukrainian region. The signing ceremony took place on February 20 at the Embassy of Ukraine in the United States. “Despite all the trials of war, we are working to…
The complete closure of the border may lead to the suspension of the export of Polish goods to Ukraine and, as a result, lead to the elimination of many jobs in Poland. Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czeslaw Siekierski emphasized this in his letter to the protesting farmers on the eve of their…
The export of table grapes in 2023 registered a significant increase against the year before. The producers managed to increase the quantity of grapes exported by about 11% and the value – by about 33%. The Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry (MAIA) unveiled figures to this effect on February 19. Thus, 84.55 thousand tons of…