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…
Vinnytsia region has significantly reduced sugar beet harvested areas. While last year sugar beet was harvested from 55 thousand hectares, this spring the sugar beet areas decreased to 44.8 thousand hectares. “Sugar beet area was planned at 48.3 thousand hectares, but it was sown only on 92%”, said the deputy director of the regional department…
Georgia exported about 26 million bottles of wine to 38 countries in January-April, up by 4% YoY, announced the Georgian National Wine Agency. In the reporting period Georgia generated $63.2 million from the sale of wine abroad, up by 7%. Export of Georgian wine increased to the United States – 219,713 bottles (+108%), Israel –…
The joint Belarus-Uzbekistan dairy company Zdravushka Tashkent has been registered in Tashkent region, the Belarusian embassy in Uzbekistan reported. On Belarus’ behalf, the company was founded by Zdravushka Milk. “The joint project envisages the construction and equipment of a dairy farm for 1,000 head and a dairy plant with the total capacity of up to…
Azerbaijani company Sirab intends to increase the export volume of mineral water till the end of this year. “The company operating in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic intends to increase the supply of mineral water to the CIS countries due to high demand on these markets,” the company told Trend. “At the same time, we intend to…
In January-March, Azerbaijan increased the imports of food products by 15.4% YoY, to $389.942 million, reported the State Customs Committee. In particular, wheat formed the major share in the structure of food imports – 405.8 thousand tons (up by 28.4%) valued at $91.13 million, while vegetable and animal oils – 33.1 thousand tons (-25%) at…