Purchases of cattle from the population in January-May decreased by 8.2%

June 21, Minsk / Tatyana Lobas - BELTA /. Procurement organizations in Belarus purchased 76.9 thousand heads of cattle from the population in January-May of the current year. This is 8.2% less than in the same period last year, the National Statistical Committee informed BELTA. Of these, agricultural organizations purchased 70 thousand heads of cattle, which is 88.4% compared to January-May 2008. Farmsteads purchase young cattle for further fattening at large livestock complexes. Over five months, purchases of cattle from private farms increased only in the Brest and Grodno regions by 3.9% and 1.2%, respectively. At the same time, purchases decreased in the Vitebsk region by 26.1%, in the Mogilev region by 22.8%, in the Minsk region by 8.2%, and in the Gomel region by 4.9%. As of June 1 of the current year, Br26.5 billion was paid for young cattle purchased from the population, which is 68.9% of the accrued cost, including Br17.3 billion by agricultural organizations, or 59.8% of the accrued cost. The debt for payments to the population for purchased cattle in the republic as a whole amounted to Br0.9 million, and the entire amount is accounted for by agricultural organizations. -0-