Belarus will increase sugar exports by 40 thousand tons in 2024

In 2024, Belarus will continue to work to diversify sugar exports, while export supplies will be increased by 40 thousand tons. This was announced at a press conference by the head of the department for coordinating the supply of goods to the domestic market and foreign trade activities of the Belgospischeprom concern Igor Grutso. “I believe that we have good prospects for foreign trade this year as well. First of all, thanks to the record harvest of sugar beets - about 5 million tons. And this will allow us to increase export supplies by 40 thousand tons,” said Grutso. “At the same time, we will continue to work on diversification of sales markets." According to him, Belarusian sugar goes not only to Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, which are partners in the Eurasian Economic Union, and to which there are certain obligations. There are plans to sell more than 20 thousand tons to Tajikistan; last week, a contract was concluded at the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange ...