The Gorodok poultry farm will allocate about Br4 billion for production development in 2011.

May 23, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Republican unitary agricultural enterprise "Gorodok Poultry Farm" plans to allocate about Br4 billion for production development in 2011. This was announced to a BELTA correspondent by the deputy director of the enterprise, Boris Chechko. These funds are intended to implement a project for the reconstruction of two poultry houses to increase egg production and four poultry houses for raising broiler chickens. The implementation of the project will increase the annual egg production volume from one poultry house by 15%, or 1.5 million pieces, and poultry meat, respectively, by 25%, or 400 tons. Preparatory work for the reconstruction of poultry houses has already begun. The project is planned to be completed by the end of the year. In January-April, the poultry farm produced products worth Br14 billion. Sales profitability is positive. 13.1 million chicken eggs worth $870 thousand were shipped for export to Russia. The share of exports in the total sales volume was 31.6%. The enterprise has 16 poultry houses for egg production and 8 for raising broiler chickens. The annual production volume is 140 million eggs and 3 thousand tons of meat. Currently, the poultry farm is looking for an investor to build a biogas energy plant. Gorodok Poultry Farm was established in 1972. The main production is located in the village of Suravni, Gorodok district, where the production of chicken and quail eggs is established. An additional production site for raising broiler chickens is located in the village of Khaysy, Vitebsk district. The company's own retail network includes 8 stores in Vitebsk and Gorodok district. -0-