The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus initiates an increase in procurement prices for meat from September 1 and for milk from October 1.

August 28, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Belarus is initiating an increase in procurement prices for meat from September 1 and for milk from October 1. This was announced today at the regional scientific and practical seminar-meeting on the strategy for the development of the agro-industrial complex of the Vitebsk region until 2015 by the First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus, Nadezhda Kotkovets, BELTA correspondent reports. A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers on increasing procurement prices for pork, beef and milk has been prepared. It is proposed to increase procurement prices for pork and beef depending on the category of meat, and for milk - by 10%. Commenting on the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food at the request of a BELTA correspondent, Nadezhda Kotkovets noted that the situation in the Russian food market has allowed Belarusian milk processing enterprises to build up sufficient reserves. Since August 27, the procurement price for milk has increased in the Russian Federation - it now amounts to almost Br1.9 thousand in equivalent per liter. "Belarusian dairy plants have withstood two price increases, and they have enough funds to share this revenue with agricultural producers," believes the First Deputy Minister. Today, all dairy plants are operating profitably, and most have already paid off debts from previous years. As Nadezhda Kotkovets emphasized, the increase in selling prices will be carried out within the framework of forecasted inflation parameters. -0-