Agricultural production in Belarus grew by 3.4% in January

February 15, MINSK. Farms of all categories (agricultural organizations, peasant (farm) farms, household households) produced products worth Br1.589 billion in January 2023, which is 3.4% more in comparable prices compared to the same period last year. This was reported to BelTA in the National Statistical Committee.

Farms of all categories produced 154.7 thousand tons of livestock and poultry in live weight, MILK - 665 thousand tons. In agricultural organizations, the production of livestock and poultry in live weight amounted to 149.8 thousand tons and increased compared to January 2022 by 5.9%, 655.9 thousand tons of milk were produced (3.6% more).

As of February 1, 2023, there were 4.1 million heads of cattle in agricultural organizations, including 1.4 million cows. The number of pigs was 2.3 million.