VOLKOVYSK, 14 June (BelTA) – The potato supply situation has stabilized in Belarus, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he visited Volkovysk District on 14 June, BelTA learned.
In Volkovysk, the head of state inquired how the potato supply situation is in the region. On the instructions of the president, the supervisory authorities promptly examined the situation on the ground and found no problems.
“Grodno Oblast delivered on its obligations regarding the stabilization funds last year,” said Vasily Gerasimov, Chairman of the State Control Committee, the president’s authorized representative for Grodno Oblast.
Since the stabilization funds were stocked, the region experienced no shortages with potatoes with the onset of spring. Potatoes from the stabilization funds were supplied to retail chains when they had problems.
“Make sure there are no problems next year. I just talked to agricultural producers. We discussed the amounts to be stocked for the off-season. The reserves must be enough to last off-season. Of course, potatoes were two to three times more expensive in Russia. Some wanted to make money and exported the vegetables there. This is on the one hand. On the other hand, there were some cases of sabotage,” the head of state said.
“I don’t see any big problems. A new harvest is already coming in,” the president said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko warned against eating potatoes too frequently as this can negatively impact your waistline: If we eat potatoes, as we write in ‘tiktok’, then we will not be slim. I suggest once a week, or two at the most and only baked or mashed.”
In Volkovysk, the head of state inquired how the potato supply situation is in the region. On the instructions of the president, the supervisory authorities promptly examined the situation on the ground and found no problems.
“Grodno Oblast delivered on its obligations regarding the stabilization funds last year,” said Vasily Gerasimov, Chairman of the State Control Committee, the president’s authorized representative for Grodno Oblast.
Since the stabilization funds were stocked, the region experienced no shortages with potatoes with the onset of spring. Potatoes from the stabilization funds were supplied to retail chains when they had problems.
“Make sure there are no problems next year. I just talked to agricultural producers. We discussed the amounts to be stocked for the off-season. The reserves must be enough to last off-season. Of course, potatoes were two to three times more expensive in Russia. Some wanted to make money and exported the vegetables there. This is on the one hand. On the other hand, there were some cases of sabotage,” the head of state said.
“I don’t see any big problems. A new harvest is already coming in,” the president said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko warned against eating potatoes too frequently as this can negatively impact your waistline: If we eat potatoes, as we write in ‘tiktok’, then we will not be slim. I suggest once a week, or two at the most and only baked or mashed.”
In general, speaking about the situation in Grodno Oblast, Vasily Gerasimov noted that the region is developing steadily. One of the promising areas he called the dairy industry.
“We are expanding the manufacturing. We keep an eye on the momentum in the dairy business. This year we have had certain difficulties with cold weather. We had to re-plant crops in the some areas and tackle other issues. But we are trying to do everything promptly,” Vasily Gerasimov said.
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