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17 November 2017, 16:56

Agriculture in Belarus

Agriculture in Belarus

As of early 2017, there were 8,428.7 hectares of agricultural land in Belarus, which accounted for 40% of the country's territory (comparable to the size of Austria).

Agriculture and Food Ministry: 258,000 employers, 41,300 tractors, 9,900 grain harvesters.

Animal breeding: 4.2 million cattle, 2.7 million pigs, 44.3 million poultry

In January-September 2017, Belarus exported $1,844.3 million worth of agricultural products to:

CIS - $1,784.9m

Asia and the Pacific - $35.6m

Africa - $1m

America - $1.2m

EU - $21.4m

Source: Belarus' Agriculture and Food Ministry, Belarus' Statistics Committee

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