Belarus’ food exports growing

From January-February 2022, exports of Belarusian food and agricultural raw materials made $1.1bn – rising 23.1 percent against the same period last year

As informed by Belarus’ Agriculture and Food Minister, Igor Brylo, foreign currency revenue stood at almost $210m in the first two months of the year.

Mr. Brylo said that no difficulties with the reorientation of export flows from the markets of Ukraine and the European Union, in connection with the well-known events and restriction of an access to the Odessa seaport, were registered. Belarusian food enjoys great demand and promptly finds its customers. The problems related to delivery of products outside the CIS, including China, have been solved. They are now mainly going through the Vladivostok seaport and a port in St. Petersburg.

In 2021, Belarus reached a record volume of food exports in the history of its agro-industrial complex development: $6.7bn. This year, sales abroad are planned to exceed $7bn.