Lukashenka keeping eye on harvest: There should be carrot, cabbage, apples for Belarusians

Belarus president Alyaksandr Lukashenka has heard a report on the progress in the harvest campaign and its preliminary results on Thursday.

The president asked ministers about the results of the harvesting of grain which plays a crucial role in ensuring the country’s food security:

“I am not going to ask if we have enough grain to meet the demand of our people. We have had enough grain for 20 years,” he said. “We have agreed that our grain reserves will make up about 1 million tonnes. Grain is good. This is gold.”

He also wondered whether there was any progress in the harvesting of corn and potatoes.

“There are huge lands. The harvesting has not been finished after the harvesting of grain. What about fruit and vegetables? Will we have enough fruit and vegetables to form stabilization funds? People should always have an opportunity to buy carrot, beetroot, cabbage, apples, etc,” the Belarusian leader said.

According to Food Minister Leanid Zayats, the grain harvesting campaign iscoming to its end. This year’s harvest will make up about 8.1 million tonnes (without corn) taking into account private farms and farmsteads, he stressed.

“This amount of grain is enough for sufficient food reserves in our country,” the minister said.

belsat.eu, following BelTA