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February 25, Minsk. The country is fully provided with food and can export it in large volumes. This was stated in an interview with a BelTA correspondent by Minister of Agriculture and Food Igor Brylo."The President of Belarus clearly outlined the state position: agriculture, our food security and independence are the most important priorities for the country. Since 2......

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will lead to an increase in world food prices, which are already close to multi-year highs, analysts and traders have warned. This is due to the fact that importers will have to look for alternative supplies due to the conflict between two large exporters. The aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations may lead to a further increase in worl...

February 22, Minsk. Over the past year, the most rapid increase in food prices has been recorded in Latvia - 7.9%, according to Delfi.The last time similar inflation indicators in Latvia were recorded in 2011.According to the Director of the Department of Macroeconomic Statistics of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) of Latvia, Intars Abrajuns, in January 2......

February 22, Minsk. In 2021, Belarus ensured an increase in food exports of about $1 billion, Minister of Agriculture and Food Igor Brylo said during a meeting of the collegium of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, BelTA has learned."In 2021, the export of food products and agricultural raw materials increased by 17.3% by 2......

The European Union overtook China in 2021for the purchase of Russian food. The growth of exports to the EU was provided primarily by the rise in price of crabs and grain. The countries of the European Union became the largest buyer of Russian food in 2021, according to the data of the federal center Agroexport (available from RBC). Last year, the EU bought $4.7 billion worth of agricultural produc...

February 18, Minsk. The increase in food prices is due to the increase in production costs due to the increase in world prices for raw materials and materials, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade.In January 2022, the annual increase in consumer prices amounted to 1......

February 17, Minsk. Belarus leads the EAEU in per capita meat and milk production. This was announced today by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Igor Brylo at the international "Agricultural Belarus. Dairy Farm", BelTA has learned."Belarus is positioned as a country with the production of natural high-quality products from domestic raw materials. A significant developed production potential has...

February 15, Minsk. When creating chocolate "President" they settled on a recipe containing three types of milk. Sergey Anyukhovsky, general director of the Kommunarka OJSC, spoke about this on the news broadcast of the TV channel, BelTA informs."Chocolate" President "was developed for about two years. More than 5......

February 15, Minsk. The production of agricultural products in January 2022 in farms of all categories (in agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) farms, households) amounted to Br1252.4 million, or in comparable prices 99.7% of the level of January 2021, BelTA learned from the National statistics committee.Agricultural organizations produced products worth Br1219.2 million, or in comparable pr...

Increased demand for beef has boosted the FAO Meat Price Index, but prices for poultry and lamb are declining. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), global food prices rose in January, mainly due to restrictions on the supply of vegetable oils. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.7 in January, up 1.1% from December. The FAO Meat Price Index edged up slig...

Photo by the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia February 7, Moscow. Over 80 Belarusian food industry enterprises with the widest range of products are represented at the international exhibition Prodexpo-2022, which opened today in Moscow. This was reported to BelTA by the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Russia."Belarusian pavilions are quite crowded, which indicates a gr...

February 3, Minsk. World food prices have risen to a record level since April 2011, mainly due to rising prices for vegetable oil and dairy products. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a press release from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).The world food price index in January rose by 1.1% compared to December, to 135.7 points. In particular, the price ...

January 31, Minsk. The need of the population for meat and dairy products is fully met by domestically produced products. It is reported by BelTA with reference to the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.As noted in the ministry, the level of self-sufficiency of the country increases from year to year and amounts to 134.9% for meat, 256% for milk. Per capita productio...

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) should respond as quickly as possible to changes in the price situation and continue to closely monitor the cost of food, and do it systematically. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said this during a meeting with the head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service Maxim Shaskolsky. The head of government noted that the Russian economy continues to develop actively, ...

Since January 17, many retail chains in Belarus have launched a 10% discount program for vulnerable segments of the population. We found out who can count on it, and calculated how much we can save for one trip to the store buying the usual set of products.Who is supposed toThe appearance of a discount of 1......

January 19, Minsk. There is enough food raw materials and goods on the domestic market of Belarus. First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Igor Brylo told journalists about this today, BelTA has learned.Since January 1, in response to sanctions , Belarus has introduced a number of goods from states that carry out unfriendly actions against our country. The list of prohibited goods includes p...

January 19, Minsk. The volume of Belarusian food products on sale is growing. Natalia Melnikova, Deputy Head of the Department of Organization of Trade and Public Catering - Head of the Consumer Market Department of the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade, told journalists today, BelTA has learned.Since January 1, in response to sanctions , Belarus has imposed a food embargo on a number ...

One of the reasons is that domestic food prices in Russia are already higher for many items than in developed countries. And it arises because of the monopoly of agricultural holdings. This is shown by the work of economists Semin, Tretyakov, Trub and Danilova from the Ural State University of Economics and the International Academy of Agrarian Education (“Issues of Fisheries”, No. 3, 2......

On January 1, in response to sanctions , Belarus imposed a food embargo on a number of Western goods. There are 18 items on the list. We learned what products will disappear from the shelves of our stores and what alternative domestic manufacturers want to offer us.Import "prohibition"The restrictions imposed by Minsk affected imports from the EU countries, the USA , Canada, Norway, Albania, Icela...

January 12, Minsk. Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade Alexei Bogdanov and representatives of 16 large retail chains today signed an agreement on discounts on socially important goods for vulnerable categories of the population, BelTA has learned."We are implementing such an agreement for the first time, this is a common approach of the state and business to support vulnerable categories...

Food cards can be introduced in Russia to stimulate the consumption of domestic products and as an additional measure to support low-income families. This was stated by RT Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade Vladimir Gutenev. “Russia now fully provides itself with the necessary food. Moreover, we quite often regulate the export flow with the help of quotas, since our agricul...

January 5, Minsk. The export of Belarusian food products and agricultural raw materials in January-November 2021 increased by 16%, goods worth $6.034 billion were delivered abroad, BelTA learned from the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food."The increase in foreign exchange earnings amounted to $832 million. This is a record figure compared to the annual values ​​of previous years...

January 1, Minsk. From January 1, in response to sanctions , Belarus introduces a food embargo on a number of goods from states that carry out unfriendly actions against our country. This is provided for by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of December 6, 2021 No. 700 "On the application of special measures in relation to certain types of goods", BelTA informs.According to the decision taken ...

Valery Ivanov Chief Executive Officer of the President The quality of products and services, the efficiency of the work of the organizations of the Administration of the President of Belarus should be as high as possible. Such requirements are made by the head of state to the work of this structure. The manager of affairs is a diversified complex that not only provides events with the participatio...

Valery Ivanov Chief Executive Officer of the President The quality of products and services, the efficiency of the work of the organizations of the Administration of the President of Belarus should be as high as possible. Such requirements are made by the head of state to the work of this structure. The manager of affairs is a diversified complex that not only provides events with the participatio...

Russia grows more than it needs for domestic needs, wheat and sunflower, has completely replaced "Bush's legs", and there is enough of its own pork too. But it cannot cope with import dependence on vegetables and potatoes, milk and beef, as well as technologically more complex products - seeds, hatching eggs, vitamins and amino acids. Let's be honest - in 2......

The agrarian complex of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for providing the country with food, is losing the title of the growth driver of the Russian economy, which it has proudly carried in recent years. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the decline in agricultural production this year will be 2%. This will happen for the first time since 2......

December 16, Moscow. The Eurasian Economic Union has a mechanism for ensuring interstate food supplies. Iya Malkina, official representative of the Eurasian Economic Commission, drew attention to this today, commenting on the introduction by Belarus of a food embargo against countries that put sanctions pressure on Belarus from January 1, BelTA has learned.“This year, a special working group has b...

On December 14, at the "government hour" in the State Duma, the Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev made a report "On the results of the work of the agro-industrial complex of the Russian Federation in 2021 and the main tasks for 2022." As the head of the Ministry of Agriculture noted, even in a difficult current situation, the industry shows stable results. At the end of the year, a positive...

Agricultural production in Russia will decrease by 2% this year. The head of the Ministry of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev said this at a government hour in the State Duma. Next year, according to him, the index of agricultural production will increase to 101.3%, the index of agricultural production - up to 1......