The закладка (stockpiling) of potatoes and vegetables in the stabilization fund of the Vitebsk region will be increased 3 times this year.

September 19, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The laying of potatoes and vegetables in the stabilization fund of the Vitebsk region in 2011 will be increased threefold, the head of the department for processing industry, procurement and product quality of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee's Agriculture and Food Committee, Alina Mironovich, told a BELTA correspondent.

In total, for the upcoming inter-season period, it is planned to lay 37 thousand tons of potatoes, 7.3 thousand tons of cabbage, 1.8 thousand tons of beets, 2.2 thousand tons of carrots, 2.4 thousand tons of onions, as well as 1.6 thousand tons of fruits (apples) in the region. The laying of agricultural products has already begun and will continue until November 15. The good harvest of vegetables and potatoes obtained in the farms allows for the full provision of products to the population, as well as the laying of the planned volume for the inter-season period, noted Alina Mironovich. For example, as of September 19, 67 thousand tons of potatoes have been harvested in the region, although only about 45% of its sown areas have been cleared.

The harvest will be laid in 135 storage facilities, 110 of which are managed by agricultural organizations, 18 by consumer cooperation organizations, and 7 by trading enterprises. Basically, all of them are ready to receive agricultural products.-0-