Kurlenko: this year the Minsk region plans to export import-substituting products worth $1 billion

Denis Kurlenko

July 18, MINSK. The Minsk region plans to supply import-substituting products worth $1 billion abroad, Denis Kurlenko, deputy chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee, shared this information with journalists, BelTA has learned.

"The topic of import substitution has always been relevant both in Belarus and in the Minsk region. The sanctions pressure that our states experience from Western countries contributes to our deeper and closer cooperation. In RUSSIA, after the departure of European countries, huge markets have opened up for us and we are actively we work with them," said Denis Kurlenko.

He noted that in Russia the food products of producers from the Minsk region are valued: "Our dairy products have always been in demand in Russia. But we are focused on the production of an innovative product that will replace European analogues and will be in demand in Russia and in the far arc markets. So, " Slutsk Cheese Factory" is implementing a project for the production of instant MILK powder. This is a product from which whole milk can be obtained at home using drinking water . Taking into account the situation with a shortage of food, instant milk can be in demand both in Asia and Africa. "

In the Kopyl district, the Dzerzhinsky agricultural complex plans to implement a large-scale project for the production of turkey MEAT. "The enterprise plans to produce more than 6,000 tons of turkey meat per year. At the moment, almost all of our turkey is imported. We will be able not only to replace it, but also EXPORT it to Russia," says Denis Kurlenko.

According to him, the production of cheeses with blue mold has already been mastered in the Minsk region. In a few years, the production of cheeses with white mold will be mastered. "There are a lot of projects. Now we have to introduce these production facilities in order not only to replace imported products, but also to supply our products to foreign markets. This year alone, our manufacturers plan to master the production of import-substituting products for 154 nomenclature positions. This is over $1.5 billion. At the same time, it is planned to export import-substituting products worth $1 billion," the Deputy Chairman of the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee concluded.