Category: Food

Ledum rosemary - an evergreen shrub poisonous plant belonging to the heather family. Ledum grows mainly in Europe, North America and Asia. The plant has a strong-branched structure of bushes and reaches a height of no more than 120 centimeters. The aroma of wild rosemary bushes is very similar to the smell of camphor.

We know from childhood that honey is a tasty and very healthy delicacy. Today the market provides us with a huge number of different types of honey. Among them, unfortunately, come across and fakes. To make a quality purchase and not to harm your health, it is very important to know what kind of honey it is and what properties it has.

Ukraine intends to expand the access of land products to the market of the European Union, along with the expansion of exports of dairy and animal products. Taras Kutovoy, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, met with EU Commissioner for Health and Safety Vytenis Andriukaytis, with whom he discussed Ukraine’s plans and the course of their implementation.

Ukraine exports pasta to many European countries, which account for 69% of exports. For January-November 2016 in the EU, this product was delivered at $ 17,600,000, which is 4.2 times more than in a similar period in 2010 ($ 4,200,000). One of the leading countries in importing products from the EU in 2016 was Germany, which managed to bring 13.6% of all pasta products, second place was taken by England, which fell to 12.6%, and third place was taken by Spain, which purchased almost the same amo

Today, Ukraine takes the place of one of the largest exporters of sunflower oil. According to the association "Ukroliyaprom", in 2016, Ukraine managed to export 4,800,000 tons of products, which is 23% more than in 2015 and an absolute record for the country. Total exports brought greater profits than the previous year (48 billion dollars.

Farmers producing milk in Europe staged a protest because of discontent associated with the fall in tariffs for their own products. During the protest, they sprayed tons of powdered milk, as a result of which the EU headquarters, where the ministers of agriculture negotiated on the first day of the week, turned into a “snow-covered” room.

According to the information of NASU "Ukrtsukor", the wholesale selling price for the first month of the current year increased by an average of 5.5% and currently varies between 14.10-14.50 UAH / kg. According to the head of the analytical department Ruslana Butylo, this situation is justified by the growth of tariffs on the world market: "For the period from December 29, 2016, the cost of sugar on the London Stock Exchange increased by almost 4% ($ 20.1 $ / t), and raw cane on the New York Sto

The last image from the satellite to Ukraine shows that the snowmelt area currently includes central areas along with the southern ones. The last satellite image is not entirely cloudless, so it is difficult to see a complete picture of how the thaw spreads. The temperature over the last two days was fairly benign, but forecasts indicate slight snowfall and a drop in temperature to -22 ° C until Thursday night.

In each kitchen there is a bag of dry bay leaves. Well-known seasoning actually has a very large range of applications. Bay leaf has valuable medicinal properties and can help to cope with diseases and cosmetic problems, but with such use it is necessary to take into account contraindications.

China bypassed Turkey and became the best exporter of Russian food products. At the end of the year 2016, the total food exports in China amounted to more than $ 1 billion. Russia has every chance of becoming one of the key food suppliers in China, along with the USA, Brazil, Australia, Thailand and other countries.

Experts of the analytical center "Sovekon" concluded that Russia may not fulfill the plan for the export of wheat in due time. According to operational reports of the center, as of January, the volume of wheat exports increased by 4.9% over the same period last year. Since the beginning of the current agricultural season in Russia, 16.28 million tons of wheat have been sold abroad.

According to the State Statistics Service, in 2016, Ukrainian firms reduced the production of fruit and vegetable juices compared to 2015 by 8.1% to 232 thousand tons. Despite the fact that in December 2016, 19.3 thousand tons of juice were produced, which is 0.4% more than in December 2015, in November last year it was produced by 9.5% less product.

For all those wishing Ukrainian specialists, the Israeli Embassy provides an opportunity to go to courses and receive a scholarship, called MASHAV, for training in vocational training programs, which has the following directions: environmental management; rural development; Agriculture; community development; development of education systems; other.

If Ukraine gives investors permission to lease land and enterprises, investors from Hungary will be engaged in restoring Bobovischsky wine cellars in Transcarpathia, known for producing quality, well-known wine outside the country. For cooperation, businessmen should receive guarantees of providing all the necessary factors from the Ukrainian side.

The Antimonopoly Committee found out that Poltavakonditer PJSC reports false information about the composition of the candy. The company produced candy, which did not contain chocolate, although the labels indicated such information. For this, OJSC "Poltavakonditer" was fined the sum of 34 thousand UAH. The Poltava regional territorial office of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine conducted an investigation, as a result of which it was discovered that Poltavakonditer OJSC provides false inform

The Russian Ministry of Agriculture revised its grain export forecast for the current agricultural season. Speaking at the G20 summit in Berlin, Alexander Tkachev said that Russia could supply up to 35-37 million tons of grain to the international market. According to the minister, the volume of Russian exports will be determined by world prices for major crops, the ratio of the ruble to the US dollar and the logistics costs of road and rail transport.

Taras Kutovoy, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, at the opening of the first international congress "Organic Ukraine 2017. The development of the organic market in Ukraine - from production to sale", said that the number of industries that produce organic products increased by 90%, becoming one of dynamic industries.

The Technical Research Center in Finland has developed a technology for converting crickets and meal worms into food ingredients, which can be used to make meatballs or falafel, for example. Due to the different tastes, structure (depending on the grinding), the powder can be a complete ingredient for many recipes.

Canola is an annual honey plant known for its fragrance. From the rapeseed flowers, which are dissolved at the end of spring, people extract oil, and the bees make honey of surprising qualities. In addition, this crop is grown for the production of biofuels and as feed for livestock. However, despite the many beneficial properties and low cost, rapeseed has a negative effect on the soil, which is why it is impossible to sow it at the same place on a regular basis, and therefore the harvest of su

According to FAO expert, Andrei Pankratov, over the past year, Ukrainian meat producers faced many difficulties associated with an increase in wholesale prices for various types of meat due to cheaper hryvnia, while prices in dollar terms showed no more optimism. The cost of beef, compared with other types of meat, is not so upset producers.