Belarus short of Br159m to finance spring field operations - Agriculture Ministry
<p> MINSK, Mar 30 - PrimePress. Belarus is short of Br159 million ($60.62 million at the rate of National Bank of Belarus) to finance spring field works, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Grakun told journalists on 30 March. </p> <p> </p> <p> “We need Br2.25 billion ($860 million, $1/Br2.6228) to carry out spring field works. Virtually today this amount is being raised from the republican and local budgets, from credit resources and from our own funds. There is a financing gap of Br159 million. We are recovering these funds by obtaining services and material goods, that is, plant protection agents and spare parts with deferred payment,” said Grakun. </p> <p> </p> <p> He also informed that the Belarusian state farms have already started spring sowing. The area of spring sowing of spring crops in 2021 is 2.4 million hectares (minus 4% compared to 2020). End </p>
2021-03-31
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Belarus short of Br159m to finance spring field operations - Agriculture Ministry
MINSK, Mar 30 - PrimePress. Belarus is short of Br159 million ($60.62 million at the rate of National Bank of Belarus) to finance spring field works, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Grakun told journalists on 30 March.
“We need Br2.25 billion ($860 million, $1/Br2.6228) to carry out spring field works. Virtually today this amount is being raised from the republican and local budgets, from credit resources and from our own funds. There is a financing gap of Br159 million. We are recovering these funds by obtaining services and material goods, that is, plant protection agents and spare parts with deferred payment,” said Grakun.
He also informed that the Belarusian state farms have already started spring sowing. The area of spring sowing of spring crops in 2021 is 2.4 million hectares (minus 4% compared to 2020). End