In the Minsk region produced almost a quarter of the Belarusian agricultural products, BelTA learned from the economy committee of the Minsk regional executive committee.
Minsk oblast - the largest agricultural producers in the country, accounting for 24.6% of the gross agricultural production of the republic . According to experts, this is due to the presence of favorable land and labor potential.
Agricultural production Minsk Region specializes in meat and dairy, meat and dairy farming, pig farming, cultivation of cereals and legumes, potato, sugar beet and flax. Around Minsk and other major cities in the metropolitan area of agricultural enterprises also specialize in growing fruits and vegetables, there are also large poultry farms and poultry factories. The main reserve capacity in gross production of agriculture is livestock holding in the structure of production of more than 50%, according to the Minsk Oblast Executive Committee.
In the Minsk region, 76.7% of agricultural output produced organizations of all forms of ownership, 23.3% - falls on private farms (in the region of more than 260 ths.) and peasant (farmer) economy (about 590). In January-May of the current year in farms of all categories of agricultural production at current prices amounted to Br8020 billion and increased in comparison with the same period last year in comparable prices by 7.1%. The growth rate of agricultural output amounted to 107.7%.
In the agricultural organizations in the five months of this year it sold the cattle and poultry in live weight 173.1 thousand. tons - 16.9% more than in the corresponding period last year. In January-May 2015 the main cultivated species of livestock and poultry 177.4 thous. Tons - 113.4% compared to January-May 2014, including cattle - 53.4 thous. Tons (102%), pigs - 43.8 thous. tons (123.1%), poultry - 80.3 thous. tons (117%). Milk yield 649.2 ths. Tons, which is 6.6% more compared to January-May last year. The average milk yield per cow was 1,998 kg and compared with the corresponding period last year increased by 2.7%. In January-May this year, the milk sold 586.1 thousand. Tons, or 90.3% of the produced (in January-May 2014 - 543 ths. Tons, or 89.2%). It produced all kinds of poultry eggs 410.5 million shares, or 96% compared to January-May 2014, including eggs - 394 million pieces (95.8%). The average egg laying hens was 109 eggs.
On the 1st of June this year, there were 921.7 thousand. cattle (as of June 1 last year - 99.95%), pigs - 693.8 thous. heads (107.4%) , poultry - 13 million 480.4 thousand. Goals (115.5%). The number of cows in comparison with June 1, 2014 increased by 0.2% to 326 thousand. In January-May 2015 produced offspring calves 146 thous. Heads (100.05% compared to January-May 2014), pigs - 508 thousand . heads (115,4%).
