Pilipuk: Belarusians prefer domestically produced food

April 5, MINSK. Belarusians prefer domestically produced food products, Andrey Pilipuk, DIRECTOR of the Institute for System Research in the Agroindustrial Complex of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, said in an interview with the magazine, BelTA informs.

Belarusians are guaranteed access to high quality food rations. "On average, per year, consumption per inhabitant of the country accounts for: MEAT and meat products - about 100 kg, MILK and dairy products - 237 kg, vegetables, gourds and products of their processing - 170 kg, potatoes and potato products - 159 kg, fruits , berries and products of their processing - 95 kg, bakery products - 77 kg, SUGAR - 39.9 kg, vegetable oil - 17.8 kg, eggs - 266 pieces," said Andriy Pylypuk.

Basically, Belarusians buy domestically produced food - this is almost 80%, said the director of the Institute for System Research in the AIC of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Moreover, the share of sales of certain types of domestic products in retail turnover is even higher: cheese - 95%, butter - 100%, meat and meat products - 99.7%, pasta - 68%, FLOUR - 90.1%, oatmeal and oat flakes - 92.6%.

According to the scientist, the share of imports of agri-food products in the domestic market for most positions is insignificant. Only certain products are imported to Belarus, which cannot be produced in the country due to natural and climatic conditions. These are tropical fruits, nuts, OLIVE OIL, coffee, cocoa beans and more. Our country makes up for this shortcoming well with active food exports.