Agrarians of Belarus started the mass planting campaign of winter grains, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus declared. As of the reporting date, all regions of the country planted grains throughout the areas of 93 thousand ha, or 6.9% of the plan. The general planned areas for winter crops planting…
The Belarusian mechanical engineering company OAO Gomselmash is getting ready to ship a batch of cotton harvesters to Cameroon. It will be the first shipment of agricultural machines to the remote African country, Yuri Rafayev, Head of the Non-CIS Sales Office at Gomselmash, said. According to him, the Belarusian company has been able to enter…
Belarus’ petrochemicals plant Polimir considers the European Union a priority market for acrylic fiber export, a company official said. Polimir exports 80% of synthetic fiber and views the EU as a lucrative market, as acrylic fiber prices are high there. Besides, the manufacturer is geographically close to the EU, which reduces the delivery time after…
On September 1, Belarus has temporarily banned pork imports from Volyn and Vinnytsia regions of Ukraine due to African swine fever (ASF). The Veterinary and Food Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus has stated this on its website. According to the data from the World Organization for…
Belarus’ foreign trade deficit stood at $1.934 billion in January-July against $1.457 billion in January-July 2015, according to the National Statistics Committee (Belstat). Commodity exports decreased by 18.6% YoY in January-July to $13.116 billion, while imports decreased by 14.4% MoM to $15.05 billion. Exports from Belarus included $7.761 billion worth of supplies to the CIS…
Belarus and Georgia intend to increase their trade up to $200 million in 2017. Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Rusy made the statement after the national expo of Belarus in Georgia. Mikhail Rusy noted: “The heads of state have given instructions to reach the trade turnover of $200 million by late 2017. It is…
Belarus increased electricity exports to Lithuania by 11.8% YoY in January-June to 75.5 million kWh, according to official statistical reports. Belarus’ proceeds from electricity export to Lithuania grew by 13.2% to $4.257 million. Lithuania was the key and basically the only destination of Belarus’ electricity exports in 2015. Belarus plans to export to Lithuania around…