Ukraine: cheese exports down in Q1 2019

Cheese exports from Ukraine in January-March totaled 1,600 tons, down by 14% YoY. The shipments of Ukrainian cheese abroad in monetary terms over the period under review shrank by 19%, to $5,800 million, according to customs statistics reports posted by Ukraine’s State Fiscal Service (SFS) on its website. Cheese imports in Q1 increased by 43%,…

Azerbaijan: beekeepers increasing honey production

Significant increase in the production of honey has been observed in Azerbaijan since the Agriculture Ministry granted subsidies to Azerbaijani beekeepers, Head of the Azerbaijan Beekeepers Association Badraddin Hasratov declared. He said that there had been an increase in the number of apiaries among amateur beekeepers. For this year, it is planned to increase production…