Ukrainian producers in 2018 boosted chocolate exports to the European Union by 22.6% YoY, to EUR 41.2 million. Romania was a major buyer of Ukrainian chocolate products (4,900 tons of chocolate and cocoa products), the Pro-Consulting company’s press service said. Also, the largest buyers of Ukrainian chocolate were Hungary (2,600 tons) and Bulgaria (2,500 tons).…
Sharg Ulduzu OJSC, Azerbaijan’s winemaking plant located in Shamkir district, plans to export its products to Japan, Head of the company Asgar Alyrzayev declared. He said that this opportunity might appear this year through the company’s participation in the upcoming exhibition in that country. “We are constantly looking for potential partners abroad, we expect to…
The Georgian National Food Agency has seized more than 1 ton of meat from various companies in Tbilisi, as they possessed either expired, harmful or unchecked meat. The agency said that meat seized from Companies Dadu and Ina was a health hazard, while LTD Nikora (not related to food chain Nikora) possessed more than 240…
The leading Ukrainian producers of food and agricultural products plan to expand business cooperation with the UAE. This was stated during the Gulfood Briefing held at the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the event, the results of participation of Ukrainian companies in the Gulfood-2019, the world’s largest annual food, beverage and equipment exhibition…
Pork bought by Ukraine abroad in the first two months of 2019 was estimated at $7.9 million. Pork imports over the period under review totaled 4,300 tons. Poland was a major supplier of pork to Ukraine: pork worth $4.7 million was bought there. Germany ranks second. In January-February, Ukraine imported pork from Germany to the…
While no such correlation applies to excise duty on tobacco, increasing the excise duty on alcohol would reduce Estonia’s excise revenue, it appears from the results of an analysis commissioned by the Ministry of Finance and conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisors (PwC). PwC’s analysis highlights that when making changes to excise duty policy, the state has…
Ukraine’s large and medium-sized plants produced 8.6 thousand tons of mayonnaise in January, up by 1.2% YoY (8.5 thousand tons). In addition, its output hit a three-year high. Taking into account that the Ukrainian mayonnaise market is focused on the domestic consumer, no substantial production growth can be expected now. The market is saturated with…