The volume of transit cargo through Azerbaijan hit 843.000 tons in January this year, up by 57% from 306.000 tons in the corresponding month a year earlier, said Azerbaijan`s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev. Of total volume of freight transportation, 535,000 tons of transported goods were moved by rails while 308,000 tons … Read more
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the website of the Development Agency of Serbia has published three detailed electronic guides for the export of fruit and vegetables to the markets of the USA, the Middle East and the Nordic Region.
The publications are aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the agricultural and food sector of Serbia. To achieve this aim, it is planned to inform additionally and educate local producers and exporters about the possibilities and an efficient placement of local products on important and growing foreign markets.
Guides specifically deal with the export of fresh, frozen and processed fruit and vegetables to the markets of the USA, the Middle East (United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia) and the Nordic Region (Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark).
Great potential of the chosen markets for the import of fruit and vegetables, connected with an extreme demand which makes it necessary for the companies to be well prepared and ready to deliver products of high quality, to fulfill the necessary standards for the placement of products in retail chains, specific to each country, was pointed out.
Moreover, in order to follow the market trends and to export the products successfully, companies need to meet the main requirements, such as the existence of functional, modern and attractive products packaging, familiarity with the procedures for entering distribution channels and the manner of negotiating.
A detailed analysis of the observed market, with specific trends regarding the demand for fruit and vegetables and a description of the expectations and behaviors of the consumers in that market, significant to the adequate packaging design, the creation of marketing campaign and the placement of the offer can be found in each guide.
The regulations and procedures for the import of fruit and vegetables to each market, along with the specification of the available distribution channels (importers/distributors, retail, HoReCa, online sales) and important fairs, conferences and publications are shown by the guides.
They have organized a series of free webinars for producers and exporters of fresh, frozen and processed fruit and vegetables from Serbia and the region within the project “Support to the Diversification of the Exports of the Agricultural and Food Sector of the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe” implemented by the FAO and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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In 2022, Ukraine exported $13.1 billion worth of agri-food products to the European Union, which is 56% of total agricultural exports ($23.4 billion). “In 2022, Ukraine received the main part of revenues from the export of agri-food products to the European Union countries. The total worth of supplies to the EU totaled $13.1 billion, i.e. … Read more
On the website of the Development Agency of Serbia, three detailed electronic guides for the export of fruit and vegetables to the markets of the USA, the Middle East and the Nordic Region have been published, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today. The aim of the publications is to … Read more
The volume of freight traffic in Kazakhstan along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) increased by 2.5 times and reached 1.5 million tons in 2022, according to the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) national railways company press service. The TITR international association met on Feb. 8 in Almaty to address the cargo flows through the TITR, … Read more
The value of exports rose by 38.5 percent and equalled $459 million, while imports also grew by 25.2 percent, amounting to $1 billion in 2023. Georgian external trade turnover amounted to $1.46 billion in January 2023, posting a 29.1 percent increase year-on-year, the Georgian National Statistics Office revealed on Monday. The value of exports rose … Read more
The Uzbekistan’s delegation led by Deputy Minister of Transport Abdusamat Muminov has held a meeting at the Baku Port. The meeting saw discussions on expansion of Baku Port’s cooperation with the dry ports and logistics companies of Uzbekistan and increase of cargo transshipment Asia to Europe through the Baku Port. The meeting took place as … Read more
The National Statistics Office reports that 2,845.45 tons of garlic were imported by Georgia in 2022 and 1,455.40 tons in 2021. Garlic worth $1,687.41 million was brought by the country in 2022, while in 2021 imports amounted to $ 804.09 thousand.
The biggest amount of garlic in the last 13 years was bought by the country during the pandemic in 2020. According to Sakstat, Georgia imported a record amount of garlic (2,845.45 tons) in 2020.
45% of the total garlic imports in 2022 are accounted for China. Georgia imported 1,278.90 tons of garlic worth $ 777.78 thousand from China last year.
533.65 tons of garlic (19% of the total imports) made Turkey the second largest garlic importing country.
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A 6.3%-share makes the United States of America one of the TOP-5 largest trading partners of Georgia.
According to official statistics, during 2022, Georgia-USA trade turnover amounted to USD 1 billion 206 million. Trade between the countries increased by 43.1% compared to the same period in 2021.
78% of the total trade turnover with the USA accounts for imports, while 22% – for exports.
USD 941.3 million was spent this year by Georgia on American goods (45.2% increase compared to the previous year).
The largest part in the imports was taken by the share of light vehicles (88.5%).
Cars (USD 833.2 million), meat and poultry products (USD 7.7 million, 7 471 tons), other goods (USD 6.7 million), used clothes and products -(USD 6.1 million, 440 tons), transmitting radiotelephone equipment (USD 5.8 million, 3 tons), liquid crystal devices (USD 4.9 million, 10 tons), nuts (USD 4.8 million, 1 765 tons), frozen fish (USD 4.8 million, 2 405 tons), food products (USD 4.5 million, 114 tons), oilcake and other solid waste (USD 4 million, 7 234 tons) were top-10 importing commodities.
USD 265 million was earned by the country on exports of goods in the USA in 202 (a 36.2% increase compared to 2021).
Ferroalloys (USD 232.6 million, 102 185 tons), diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices (USD 6.8 million, 838 tons), natural grape wines (USD 5.2 million, 1,039 tons), fruit and vegetable juices (USD 2.7 million, 1 809 tons), pipes, tubes and hollow profiles, seamless, made of black metal (USD 1.9 million, 1 253 tons), aircraft parts (USD 1.7 million, 5 tons), non-denatured ethyl alcohol (USD 1.6 million, 660 tons), furniture and its parts (USD 1.5 million, 347 tons), products for transportation of goods (USD 1.3 million, 438 tons), mineral and fresh waters (USD 1.2 million, 2 123 tons) were top-10 exporting commodities.
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Due to the actions of the Russian side, which blocks ship inspections in the Bosphorus, in January the world received 25% less Ukrainian agricultural products than in December. As the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine posted on Facebook, 77 ships exported 3 million tonnes of agricultural products from the ports of Odesa region to the … Read more