The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated the agricultural and processing industry workers of the agro-industrial complex on their professional holiday.
"On our land we have always treated with great respect the people for whom hard peasant work has become a real vocation and the meaning of life. Thanks to each of you, the crops grow, the milk yield, the weight gain every year, the production volumes of the processing plants and the export potential increase."
- said the president.
The head of state announced new records: the republican square will amount to 11.4 million tons of grain, including corn and fava beans. For the first time in history, the Minsk region crossed the 3 million mark, and the Grodna and Slutsk regions plowed more than 300 thousand tons each. Food export revenues are expected to reach 11 billion dollars.
The President wished the employees good health and new victories, and expressed confidence that their experience and technological discipline will allow the industry to continue to develop rapidly.