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Belarus temporarily stopped importing pork from two regions of the Russian Federation

  • 1 Dec 10:59

Belarus temporarily limited the import of pork from the Arkhangelsk and Orenburg regions of Russia due to ASF, according to the materials of the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance. "The Rosselkhoznadzor was informed that in connection with the registered outbreak of African swine fever in the Arkhangelsk and Orenburg regions from November 27, the Department (Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Belarus - Sputnik) introduced temporary restrictions," the ministry said in a statement. From the indicated date, it will not be possible to import live pigs from these regions into the republic, as. Read more...

Agricultural production increased in Belarus by 4.6%

  • 12 Nov 13:14

Agricultural production over 10 months of this year increased by more than 4%. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture during the 26th international specialized exhibition "Prodexpo". Crop production increased by 10%, livestock by almost 5.5%. The profit over this period has also increased. Now the attention towards agricultural sector is great: the pandemic has caused a high demand on food around the world. Prodexpo invites guests to its site until the end of the working week. Two hundred participants from Belarus, countries of near and far. Read more...

Belarusian Farmers to Consolidate with Russia Food Market amid Pandemic

  • 17 Aug 11:34

Belarusian farmers will try to consolidate their positions on Russia’s food market after the pandemic-triggered economic slump is over, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Subbotin said on Sunday,TASSreported. “The main focus is made on Russia. Common approaches to packaging, common approaches to food preferences, so, we will spare no effort to secure a stronghold on this market and will spare no effort to retain the segment we are no having, and even expand it,” he said in an interview with the Belarus 1 television channel. Nevertheless, in his words, Belarus is trying to diversify its exports. “Our products are known in almost. Read more...

Belarus-made halal products presented in UAE

  • 17 Jul 11:05

The Belarusian food industry will increase exports of halal products manufactured according to strict standards of Muslim countries. The work with the "far arc" market is already showing its promise. Since 2018, the State Committee for Standardization has been issuing Halal certificates in Belarus. The largest market where Belarusian halal products are already represented is the United Arab Emirates. Work is also underway to assign Belarusian manufacturers the "Organic Product" conformity mark. Now 4 Belarusian enterprises are applying for. Read more...

Russia permits the transit of beef from seven Belarusian enterprises

  • 7 Jul 09:53

Since July 6, 2020, the Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted temporary restrictions on the transit of beef from seven Belarusian enterprises through the territory of Russia. These agreements was reached on July 3 during a teleconference of the Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor Sergey Dankvert with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Subbotin. The decision to resume the transit of beef was made on the basis of guarantees from the Department of Veterinary and Food Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Belarus, as well as materials previously submitted to the Russian side, the Rosselkhoznadzor said. It is specified that the products. Read more...

Belarus complains about meat trade with Russia

  • 1 Jun 10:03

In Q1, just 69,000 tonnes of meat products were shipped to Russia. "If the dynamics stay in place, the annual target will be missed", say official sources. The Russian Agriculture Ministry is invited on May 15 in Minsk to discuss trade issues with its Belarusian counterpart. "In January-March we shipped 69,000 tonnes of meat products. If the dynamics stay in place, the annual target will be missed as well. Restrictions of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor) on our food export are having a negative effect on the ability to hit the specified figures", declared Aleksei Bogdanov, Head of the. Read more...

Belarus' agricultural output 5.2% up in January-April 2020

  • 19 May 10:44

In January-April 2020, agricultural farms of all kinds (state-run agricultural enterprises, private farmers, subsidiary farms) produced Br4 billion worth of goods, which was 5.2% up year-on-year in comparable prices, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee. In January-April 2020, agricultural enterprises made Br3.9 billion worth of products, which was up by 5.7% over the same period of 2019 in comparable prices. The output of cattle and poultry (in terms of live weight) at farms of all kinds totaled 622,600 tonnes (5% up over January-April 2019), including 596,200 tonnes at agricultural enterprises. Milk production reached 2,463,200 tonnes (up. Read more...

Belarusian dairy companies certified for export to Vietnam

  • 23 Apr 11:59

The Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry in cooperation with the Belarusian Embassy in Vietnam has completed the certification process of Belarusian dairy companies in Vietnam, BelTA learned from the press service of the ministry. The appropriate government authorities of the two countries have harmonized all the necessary documents to expand supplies of Belarusian milk and dairy products to the Vietnamese market. “This step will enable Belarusian manufacturers to avoid the obligatory certification of every batch, which leads to substantial loss of time and financial expenses,” the Agriculture and Food Ministry explained. This will allow more. Read more...

Belarus restricts poultry imports from Poland, Germany due to avian flu

  • 8 Apr 11:59

Belarus has restricted poultry imports from Lubusz Province (Poland) and Saxony-Anhalt (Germany) due to the avian flu outbreak, BelTA learned from the Veterinary and Food Control Department of the Agriculture and Food Ministry. The World Organization for Animal Health reported on cases of high pathogenic avian influenza (H5) in the above-mentioned areas. In this regard Belarus has introduced restrictions on the import of live birds, hatching eggs, wild, zoo and circus susceptible animals, poultry meat, egg powder and other food products from processed eggs, down and feather, hunting trophies (bird game), and other products from Lubusz Province from 3 April and. Read more...

Belarus, Canada discuss cooperation in agriculture

  • 2 Apr 11:21

Belarus' Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Oleg Kravchenko and representatives of the state institutions and businessmen of Canada discussed the prospects of cooperation in the agricultural and food sector via a videoconference on 26 March, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo courtesy of Belarus' Ministry of Foreign Affairs “The parties discussed in detail the issues related to the Belarusian-Canadian trade in agricultural produce, and also cooperation possibilities within the agro-industries of the two countries,” the ministry said. Attending the conference were Belarus' Deputy. Read more...