Belarus and Russia are developing food balance for 2015

The agricultural departments of Belarus and Russia are working on the adjustment of balance of food supply in 2015 due to the Russian embargo on Western subjects, said Last news head of the main Department of foreign economic activity of the Ministry of agriculture and food of Belarus Alexey Bogdanov.

in early August, Russia has banned the import of some types of agricultural raw materials and food products from countries that first introduced her against economic penalties because of the situation in Ukraine. In Minsk I hope not fully substitute fallen under the ban products from the USA, Canada, EU, Australia and Norway and to increase exports its items to Russia.

" A projected balance of supply and demand of the allied countries for milk and dairy products, meat and meat products, sugar white for 2015 will be adjusted upwards, " said Bogdanov. He did not exclude that the parties have the opportunity to prescribe the scope of supply and other kinds of food." as long as we are working on those positions that have. And proposals for new positions are still under discussion, " said Bogdanov, not explaining what products have the opportunity to be included in the balance sheet.

Belarus and Russia since 2008 every year, sign a Projected balance of mutual deliveries of dairy, meat products and sugar. In 2014, the supply of milk from Belarus to the Russian Federation agreed in volume 3, 1 million tons of meat products - 350 thousand tons of sugar - 250 thousand tons.

Bogdanov sure that a Projected balance for 2014 will be exceeded." this year balances have been approved. However, we analyzed the possibility of increasing supply in the Russian Federation as amended) to those balances, which are currently working towards their adjustment is conducted, " said Bogdanov.

according to information of the Ministry of agriculture, in 2014, Belarus is ready to increase supplies to the market of the Russian Federation beef 5%, poultry - by 16%, production of milk in 1, 4 times, And among them cheese - presumably by 70%. In addition Minsk is ready to implement in Russia about 1 million tons of potatoes, more than 12 thousand tons of rapeseed oil, more than 200 thousand tons of vegetables.


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