Supplies of Belarusian sugar to the Russian Federation will quadruple this year

Supplies of Belarusian sugar to Russia this year will increase fourfold compared to last year - to almost 170 thousand tons. Chairman of the Belgospishcheprom concern Oleg Zhidkov told reporters about this at the Prodexpo-2023 exhibition-fair in Minsk. “We are increasing the volume of sugar exports. This year, sugar supplies to Russia will reach almost 170 thousand tons, which is approximately four times more than in 2022,” the head of the concern said, as quoted by the BelTA agency. According to Zhidkov, the Belarusian market Belgospischeprom supplies 99.9% of sugar and more than 99% of salt. “The share of Belarusian salt on the Russian market is 25%,” he said. The head of the concern emphasized that Belgospishcheprom primarily pays attention to ensuring the food security of the republic, and therefore sets the task of directing the bulk of its products to the domestic market. “About 65% of the product range of our enterprises remains in Belarus, the rest is exported,” Zhidkov ...