The Law on Prevention of Harmful Effects of Alcohol, signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, came into force in Turkmenistan. The law defines a legal, organizational and economic framework for the government policy in this area. Trade entities are prohibited from selling alcohol on non-working holidays (except for the provision of catering services) and memorable…
Director of the Ukrainian Association of Trade Networks Suppliers Oleksiy Doroshenko says over the past year, all types of alcoholic beverages, in particular, vodka and beer of Ukrainian origin, increased in price; one of the reasons is an increase in prices of apples and sugar. Thus, prices of a bottle of domestic beer (0.5 liters)…
In September-November 2018, Ukrainian farmers exported 4,663 tons of corn, up by 112% YoY. “In three months of 2018-2019 MY (September-November), Ukraine exported 4,663 tons of corn, up by 112% YoY (2,202 tons). It is also a record high for this period since 2013-2014 MY,” the press service of the UkrAgroConsult consulting agency reports. The…
There was a slight drop in bread consumption in Latvia last year, according to Latvian Bakers’ Association board chairman Karlis Zemess. He says the bread market is not stable and that it has a tendency to decline due to the reducing bread consumption, which in turn is caused by the ongoing population decline, promotion of…
In December 2018, food prices in Kazakhstan increased by 5.1% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy reported. Last year, baked goods, cereals, meat, fish and seafood, dairy products, eggs, oils and fats, sugar, confectionery, alcohol-free and alcoholic beverages rose in price, whereas fruit and vegetables became cheaper. Regarding cereal products,…
According to the results of 11 months of 2018, domestic agricultural and food exports grew by $621.4 million compared with the corresponding period in 2017 and totaled $17.02 billion. “The foreign trade turnover of the agro-industrial complex products reached $21.9 billion or 23.1% of Ukraine’s total foreign trade turnover. The domestic agrarian and food exports…
Roshen Confectionary Corporation has lost one position in the rating of Global Top 100 Candy Companies 2018 and was the 25th, retaining sales at the level of 2017 with $800 million. According to the rating posted on the website of the Candy Industry publication, Roshen Corporation has eight factories and over 10,000 employees. Konti Group…