Agriculture in the Black Sea Region

Belarus - Poultry good but processing bad

: Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 20:00

After visiting two poultry farms in Belarus, EU veterinarians have concluded that the country’s chicken has enough quality for European consumers but there are still a number of weak points to the production process, which producers must fix immediately.

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Belaruskali‘s new compound fertilizers factory operational in spring 2013

: Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 12:14

The new factory to make compound fertilizers of the Belarusian company Belaruskali should turn out the first merchandise in spring 2013, Belarus Radio reports. The construction of this factory with the output capacity of 240,000tons of compound fertilizers per annum was discussed at the government session held by Prime Minister of Belarus...

Belarus, Russia Remain Divided over Potash Business

: Published on Thursday, 18 October 2012 03:53

Interesting article from the Jamestown Foundation. Given Russia’s dominance of the potash market (potassium fertiliser), these machinations will inevitably affect prices here.

Belarus’s leader has accused Russian tycoons of plotting to bribe him, and the accusations came as the latest twist in bilateral efforts to forge new potash b...

Belarus - Playing politics with meat bans

: Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:00

Since October 10 Belarus imposed a temporary restriction on the import of pork and pork products from the Lipetsk region because of African Swine Fever (ASF), according to the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Belarus.

Earlier, Rosselkhoznadzor (the press service of the Department of...