The state order for grain sales is almost 80% fulfilled in Belarus

August 12, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. Belarusian farms have supplied 779 thousand tons of grain against the state order, which is almost 80% of the plan. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the department of resources and trade of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's grain products department. Farms in the republic are close to fulfilling the state order for wheat: 416.3 thousand tons, or 86.4% of the plan, have already been shipped. Grain reception points and elevators have accepted 236 thousand tons of rye grain (78.6%), and 126.7 thousand tons of other crops (61%). Farms in the Mogilev region were the first in Belarus to cope with the state order - 151 thousand tons were supplied, which is 100.7% of the plan. According to specialists from the State Grain Inspectorate, the wheat grain from the region's farms is of high quality, with a high gluten content, which corresponds to good baking properties. As of August 12, farms in the Gomel region ranked second in grain supplies against the state order, having shipped 123.5 thousand tons (88.2% of the target) to grain reception points since the beginning of the harvest. Agricultural organizations in the Gomel region need to ship another 17.5 thousand tons to fully fulfill the state order. Agricultural organizations in the Grodno region are in third place, having sent 146.2 thousand tons, or 79% of the plan, against the state order. Here, special care is taken with the shipment of each batch of grain for the state order. The grain is distinguished by its quality parameters. In the Minsk region, the state order has been fulfilled by 75.8% - 170.6 thousand tons of grain have been supplied. This is the largest volume of grain received against the state order. Farms in the Brest region have delivered 114.7 thousand tons of grain (69.5% of the plan) to the granaries, and Vitebsk region - 73 thousand tons (58.3%). In total, Belarus should procure 990 thousand tons of grain, including 482 thousand tons of wheat, 300 thousand tons of rye, and 208 thousand tons of other crops. Every day, 20-30 thousand tons of grain are received by procurement enterprises against the state order. Not long ago, shipment volumes were 40-50 thousand tons. Farms explain the slowdown by the need for more thorough grain processing at threshing floors and selection of the best batches for the state order, as the economy of enterprises depends on this. For example, one ton of fourth-class wheat with a gluten content of 18% to 22% costs Br378 thousand today, while a ton of third-class wheat (this grain is suitable for baking) with a gluten content of 23% or higher will cost Br432 thousand. Thus, farms have an incentive to prepare the best batches for delivery to the state order. However, the grain products department believes that it is still not worth delaying the delivery to the state order. Farms have been set the task of fulfilling the state order as soon as possible. -0-