More than 75 thousand tons of fruit and vegetable products have been placed in the stabilization fund of the Vitebsk region

November 2, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. More than 75 thousand tons of agricultural products have been laid in the stabilization fund of the Vitebsk region for the inter-season period, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Trade and Services Department informed a BELTA correspondent. As of November 1, a total of 37 thousand tons of potatoes (121% of last year's volume), 14.9 thousand tons of cabbage (94%), 6.6 thousand tons of carrots (113%), 5.4 thousand tons of beets (126%), 6.5 thousand tons of onions (120%), and 4.6 thousand tons of apples (1.8 times more) have been stored in the region's storage facilities. The formation of stabilization funds is planned to be fully completed by November 15. From the second decade of the same month, active sales of these products by trade enterprises and at agricultural fairs will begin to maximize the satisfaction of public demand. Schedules for the use of fruits and vegetables are currently being developed, specialists noted. About 60 storage facilities are involved in the region for laying agricultural products into the stabilization fund, 11 of which are managed by trade enterprises, 19 by the regional consumer union, and 13 by agricultural organizations. In order to fully meet the needs of the region's residents in agricultural products, autumn fairs are organized weekly in Vitebsk, other cities, and district centers of the region. As of November 1, about 300 such fairs have already been held. About 1.4 thousand tons of potatoes, 180 tons of cabbage, 64 tons of carrots, 55 tons of beets, 78 tons of onions, and 31 tons of apples have been sold to the public. The total turnover of the fairs held amounted to Br16.2 billion. Autumn fairs will be held in the region until December, and then will smoothly transition into pre-New Year fairs. Thus, public demand for necessary products is constantly met, the Trade and Services Department emphasized. -0-