Agricultural production in Belarus in January-September decreased by 6.6%

Agricultural production in Belarus in January-September decreased by 6.6%
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October 15, MINSK. Agricultural production in farms of all categories (in agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) farms, households) in January-September amounted to Br17.7 billion, or in comparable prices 93.4% compared to the same period in 2020, BelTA learned from National Statistical Committee.

Agricultural organizations produced products worth Br15 billion, or 93.6% in comparable prices compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Farms of all categories produced 1348.9 thousand tons of livestock and poultry, 5945.6 thousand tons of MILK and 2671.7 million eggs. The share of agricultural organizations accounts for 96.5% of the production of livestock and poultry in live weight, 97% - milk, 83.1% - eggs.

As of October 1, there were 4.2 million heads of cattle in agricultural organizations, including 1.4 million cows. The number of pigs was 2.4 million.

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