In Ukraine, there is a growing interest in the production of dried fruit and berry products. Last year, a record for the last five years was achieved in the export of dried fruits. Seeds notes that the positive trend continues this year. In the first two months of the new season (June-July), Ukrainian exporters […]
Read MoreThe volume of apple exports from Georgia, as of October 4, amounted to 1,753 tons. This is about five times more than a year ago (334 tons). According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, 95% of the total export volume, which is 1673 tons, goes to Russia. In second place […]
Read MoreEconomist of the Investment Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Andrii Yarmak for the Comments.ua edition commented on several experts’ statements that the problem of storing vegetable crops is acute in Ukraine. “Talking about vegetables, if the statement that the problem of storing them “is acute” was true, […]
Read MoreAccording to EastFruit analysts, in 2020, Ukraine had problems with the export of walnut kernels through previously established sales channels due to the severance of trade ties during the coronavirus pandemic. A sharp decline in demand for Ukrainian walnuts from Turkish importers, a sharp decline in the volume of purchases by EU countries forced Ukraine […]
Read MoreDenys Voroniy, the founder of Elite-Vegetable LLC in the Chernihiv region (Ukraine), evaluates this year as three-plus on a five-point scale. According to AgroTimes, the farmer grows table and chips potatoes on dry land. “For the Polissya potato growers, the year is better than the previous one, since last year the potatoes burned,” said […]
Read MoreWax or paraffin has been used for many years to preserve apples’ presentation and create a glossy surface. Some manufacturers have experimented and used fat, gelatin, and overcooked soy sauce as a coating. However, none of these methods produced satisfactory results, and the fruit after processing still required washing before eating. Agri-gator reports that everything […]
Read MoreAccording to analysts of the EastFruit project, the new season of walnut crops in the monitoring region begins unevenly. Since it has entered an active phase in all eastern countries of the monitoring region, we resume monthly reviews of the markets for walnut and almond kernels and shelled hazelnuts. Over September 2020, project analysts […]
Read MoreIn Ukraine, the high cost of tomato production is explained by the rapid spread of the nightshade pest – the South American tomato mining moth Tuta absoluta. Farmer Sergii Sokolov from the Kamiansko-Dniprovsky district of the Zaporizhzhia region (Ukraine) told AgroTimes about this. Sergii has 2 hectares of greenhouses, where he grows cucumbers […]
Read MoreEastFruit analysts report that during the global COVID-19 pandemic (February – June 2020), Ukrainian fruit and vegetable exports fell 43% compared to the same period last year. During this period, Ukraine’s revenue from the trading of vegetables and fruits decreased to $ 58.5 million. A year earlier, for the same period, the export revenue of […]
Read MoreAlexander Yarechenko, Ph.D. in Agriculture, Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Horticulture of The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine shared the prospects for producing, consuming, and processing honeysuckle. The 2019 season promises to be at least interesting for connoisseurs of honeysuckle as a new super berry on the domestic market. This […]
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