In the current year, the harvest of sunflower seed in Ukraine will total nearly 13.36 million tons, down by 5.7% YoY, while the harvest of soybeans will grow by 5.1%, to 4.703 million tons, reported the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB). It was noted that the harvest of rapeseed was forecast at the level of…
In January-April, Tajikistan imported 19.8 thousand tons of flour valued at $4.7 million, up by 10 thousand tons YoY, reported the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. Also, in the reporting period the country increased the imports of wheat by 81 thousand tons. Tajikistan imported 376.4 thousand tons of wheat at $73.4 million. According to…
Astarachay company has recently exported 10 tons of tea to the Russian market, Nurlana Ibadullayeva, head of the marketing department of the company, reported. According to her, Russia is the main buyer of tea from Astara, and the demand for Azerbaijani products on this market is always high. “The last deliveries of our tea products…
This year, the first sugar beet seedlings were damaged by waterlogged topsoil and high relative humidity. According to Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, precipitation on the territory of Ukraine reached about 100-150 mm. “Beetroot zone is located in a waterlogged soil zone. This led to a partial washout of sugar beet seed. Also, due to high rainfall,…
Ukraine’s State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service and the relevant authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina have agreed on issuing a veterinary certificate for shipments of milk and dairy products from Ukraine. The country’s regulator has approved veterinary certificates for shipments of milk and dairy products from Ukraine to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ukrainian agency’s…
Olkom Group’s PJSC Kyiv Margarine Plant invested more than UAH 4 million in upgrading technologies and acquiring new equipment in Q1. Owing to investment, the plant has doubled its capacity for production of edible fats and industrial margarines. In addition, up-to-date equipment was installed there for identifying fatty acid trans-isomers (a gas chromatograph) and evaluating…
According to the Estonian Breweries Association (Eesti Olletootjate Liit), cross-border trade in beer, cider and low-alcohol beverages is not showing signs of diminishing, with beer seeing a large rise since last year. Hikes in alcohol excise duties in recent years have met with criticism, mainly due to the harm the hikes do to domestic alcohol…