Belarus has increased supplies of dairy, meat and fish products to Russia, Belarusian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Vadim Shagoiko said at the joint meeting of the collegiums of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation on 24 November.
“We will raise it further to the planned figure of 350,000ha a year later. It will allow harvesting at least 1 million tonnes of grain from leguminous crops,” Vladimir Grakun added.
Vladimir Grakun said: “Belarusian agricultural enterprises are about to finish harvesting cereals and leguminous crops. As of today 97.5% of the areas under headed cereals and rapeseed has been harvested, including 98% of headed cereals and leguminous crops."
“As of 30 August, 97% of the area under grain and leguminous crops (except corn) was cleared in Belarus. Over 6,977,000 tonnes of grain, including rapeseed, was cropped. By noon the harvest already reached 7 million tonnes, including rapeseed,” Vladimir Grakun said.