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Protests in Belarus could disrupt poultry trade with Russia

25 Aug 2020

• 25 Aug 10:50

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The prolonged demonstrations against the official results of Presidential elections in Belarus could disrupt food trade with Russia, Russian magazine Agroinvestor warned. Belarusian independent media reported strikes at some of Belarus’s largest factories, including the BelAZ truck plant in Zhodino, the Minsk Tractor Works, and others. The strikes are taking place exclusively within state-owned companies. This fact makes the poultry industry rather vulnerable, as the government operates most poultry farms and processing facilities in the country. However, so far, there were no reports regarding production halts at poultry farms or meat-processing. Read more...