Over the past four years, Belgospischeprom's exports have increased by 35%

February 20, Minsk . Over the past four years, Belgospischeprom's exports have increased by 35%, the concern told BELTA.

A meeting of the council of the Belgospischeprom concern was held, in which Deputy Prime Minister Leonid Zayats and Chairman of the Belarusian Trade Union of Agricultural Workers Vasily Khvatik took part. Deputy Chairman of the Belgospischeprom concern Alexander Kizhuk made

a report on the results of work for 2023, the tasks set for the first quarter of this year and plans for 2024 .

He noted that 2023 was quite successful for the concern in terms of achieving its main performance targets. The drivers of industrial production growth in 2023 were the sugar (rate 115.1%), tobacco (109.3%), confectionery (rate 105.9%) and alcohol industries (104.6%).

At the end of last year, exports across the entire range of the concern amounted to 103.1%. First of all, this is ensured due to the presence of a significantly larger export resource of sugar: almost 105 thousand tons more sugar was exported.

Over the past four years, the concern's exports have increased by 35%. Exports of the fat and oil industry have doubled, and yeast exports have increased 3.5 times. The confectionery industry grew by 60%, the sugar industry by 33%, the alcohol industry by 20.4%, the brewing industry by 11%, and the salt industry by 15.5%.

The TOP 5 main exporters are still OJSC Mozyrsol, enterprises of the sugar industry and SOJSC Kommunarka.

The country's export portfolio in 2023 has undergone some changes. Russia's share has been increased, supplies to EU countries have been withheld , despite sanctions . Significant growth in China and Africa.

Deliveries were made to new markets: Mexico (alcoholic beverages ), Somalia ( sugar ), Equatorial Guinea (malt), Burkina Faso (sugar), Lebanon (sugar), India (rapeseed oil ), Saudi Arabia (rapeseed oil). Supplies have also been resumed to Belgium (pulp pulp), Iraq (alcoholic products), Ghana (sugar), and Montenegro (sugar).

In addition, supplies have been increased not only to the CIS countries, but also to the “far arc” markets in the UAE (2.4 times), Vietnam (2.2 times), the Republic of Korea (2.2 times) and other countries .